Amtrak 406 approaches the US Route 3 crossing just outside of Center Rutland and the Rutland Yard limits as they finish their first roundtrip and prepare to head back north. Amtrak has been runnin... (more)

Amtrak F40PH 406 at New Haven Jct, VT. Amtrak ran two crew qualification trips today to familiarize crews with the new route for the Ethan Allen Express Extension between Rutland and Burlington w... (more)

Amtrak 406 and company roll south past the Vermont Mable Museum as they complete the first round trip qualifying run for the day. Amtrak has recently been running qualification trains along the VT... (more)

The Amtrak 406 heritage unit leads the first southbound qualification run for the day as they pass through the Vermont Marble Museum. The past few weekends, Amtrak has been running these extras to... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

While it didn't translate well in any stills, #100 south is meeting #100 north....as in both trains were pulled by an engine numbered 100. One of those moments we wish the SunRail train sets had ... (more)

This morning two rare things occurred at Denver's Union Station. The California Zephyr #6 was 13 hours late, arriving at roughly the same time as the California Zephyr #5. An added oddity was th... (more)

The 1984 edition of The Tulip Train is ready to depart Hammond for southern Michigan. Tom Golden photo.

An Amtrak test train passes through Dolton on the former C&EI. Tom Golden photo.

A late westbound "California Zephyr" hugs the coastline of the San Pablo Bay near Hercules, CA.

"Dual Mode Under Westchester Ave"

On the afternoon of October 13th, 2021, Amtrak P32AC-DM #705, leads an ACSES Test Train eastbound under the abandoned NYW&B Westchester Ave Station ... (more)

A detouring Amtrak Southwest Chief splits I-10 while operating on the Metrolink San Gabriel Sub as they near Los Angeles.

Once again, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief encountered problems en route from Chicago to Los Angeles, and train 3 picked up a BNSF engine to assist it in Kansas City, at which point it was runn... (more)

The "Silver Star" makes quite an appearance in the I-4 corridor that has been in the news so much lately with SunRail & BrightLine services. Have a close look in the cab, btw...

Just south of Union Station is Amtrak’s 16th Street Engine Facility, where the carrier’s locomotives and cars get serviced and receive light repairs. With the Willis Tower looming in the back... (more)