The private rail car "Cyrus K. Holiday," named after the founder of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, skirts the Pacific Ocean on a cool afternoon along the Carpentaria Bluffs as it... (more)

Pausing in downtown San Diego, the Los Angeles based private cars "Overland Trail" and "Pacific Trail" cool their heels in front of the original, ATSF depot here prior to makin... (more)

Following its return trip to Oakland from Sparks, NV, the privately owned passenger car "Virginia City" sits on the rear of Amtrak 5's consist as seen from the inspection pit running the... (more)

The NYC 20th Century Limited Heritage shows inside the newly repainted "Sandy Creek" observation car, now NSRR CEO's private car. On a rain dampened night at the Streamliners at Spencer ... (more)

The morning Amtrak train heading to Union Station had a classy car attached in the form of the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad's Pontchartrain Club Car, SLRG 3310.

The Surf Line is, for obvious reasons, a popular spot in the private car circles. I would estimate that from mid-Spring right to the end of Summer maybe one in ten Surfliners have at least one pri... (more)

After receiving its 200,000 mile / 10 year rollout inspection of its trucks this recent winter, NYC 3 is seen on its first Amtrak run of the year... and yes, I was fortunate enough to have the opp... (more)

The business end of New York Central #3 looks grand, sporting 7 flags, including the Connecticut State Flag (left), representing the owner's home state and ultimately this car's home during the wi... (more)

The winter season started on December 27. Here is the business car "Kansas" at the tail of the train on the night before. The station is lit for the holidays.

The Patrón Tequila Express sits on Track 11 at Los Angeles Union Station. Nikon Coolpix 3200

The private car "Silver Lariat" visits San Diego. Nikon Coolpix 3200

The private car Scottish Thistle sits at Santa Fe Depot. Nikon Coolpix 3200

New York Central #3 brings up the rear of today's Cardinal. It is now being prepared to back into Chicago's Union Station for boarding. Note the Metra train on the horizon...

Nicknamed "Rail Force One" PPCX 800289 private car "North Star" has been leased and painted for the President of the United States. It is originally the GN1175, Oberlin Glacier; then BN1198, St. C... (more)

The Warren R Henry tacked on to the eastbound Amtrak #2.