An MVPX SW1200 works the North Star Blue Scope Steel facility in Delta, Ohio on a sunny March morning, pulling a string of bulkhead flats loaded with steel coils out from the west side of the plan... (more)

The inbound Empire Builder passes Tower A5, running out its last miles to Chicago Union Station. Leading the way is P42 #160, painted in the old Pepsi can livery.

The Fox Chase Special, a short-lived SEPTA service, crosses the bridge over the Schuylkill River in West Falls, Pennsylvania. This service between Suburban Station and the Fox Chase line operated ... (more)

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy EMD E5 No. 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr Budd-built streamliner trainset curves over the top of Byron Hill at Byron, Wisconsin, on September 30, 1993. This classy Zep... (more)

On a Saturday evening in Guilford, regional train 194 heads for Boston as the low sunglint is reflected off the stainless steel coaches. Leading the train is Amtrak ACS-64 662, which has been spec... (more)

After having just departed the State/Lake station above its namesake intersection, a CTA Green Line train scurries west splitting the canyon of buildings in downtown Chicago.

The well-known red, orange and black of "Daylight" was the stamp of approval among seasoned travellers in the West on July 10, 1949, when this flashy new streamliner took to the rails of... (more)

Looking right at home, Reading 4-8-4 2102 leads the return leg of a Reading – Philadelphia excursion west at Colebrookdale Junction, Pennsylvania. Seen above and left of the big Northern is the ... (more)

Amtrak's "Hoosier State", train P851, glides in to Lafayette, IN, during the short time period while it was operated by Iowa Pacific Holdings.

Day One for the 301: The westbound Empire Builder ascends Stevens Pass en route to Seattle on a cold and wet Spring morning. Pulling the train are two of Amtrak's newest: Siemens Mobility b... (more)

AMTK 301 has the honors for the first time as it leads the trip to the west coast on a balmy March morning. The Empire Builder had to wait for CP to get a derailment in Wisconsin cleaned up ye... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 and 4-8-4 No. 844 steam eastbound after leaving Rock Springs Wyo.

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy EMD E5 No. 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr Budd-built streamliner trainset climbs Byron Hill at Hamilton, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of September 30, 1993. This classy... (more)

Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 H-6 eases through the Narrows at first light for Trains Magazine's Welcome Back 1309 Charter.