Charging into the future. Amtrak/Amtrak California has taken delivery of new Siemens Venture coaches for testing. The semi-permanently coupled five car set represents the future of train travel fo... (more)

Canyon crossing. Union Pacific Railroad 4222 (SD70M) leads a ten car engineering special up the west side of Coal Creek Canyon in Golden, CO on the morning of Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Extensive wor... (more)

Beach train! Most of the beach-goers are keeping good social distance Amtrak Train 777 (Pacific Surfliner) passes through Calafia State Park in San Clemente, California on the afternoon of Friday,... (more)

Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sleeper "Babbling Br... (more)

California Adventure! Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sle... (more)

Wind powered? BNSF Railway 5641 (AC44CW) rolls by Tehachapi Pass near Cameron, California on the golden evening of Wednesday, July 23, 2020. The wind turbines of the Mojave Desert are prominent in... (more)

A few words on design. When Budd built the bulk of its streamlined stainless steel rail cars from the 1940s-1960s, it worked at the direction of its customer railroads, who in turn were designing ... (more)

The Streets of Bakersfield. Union Pacific Railroad ZLCLT-21 (UPRR 1989, DRG&W heritage, SD70ACe leading) has just received its recrew in Bakersfield, CA on the evening of Tuesday, July 21, 2020 as... (more)

Really lower emissions. San Joaquin Valley Railroad is the sole owner of the Progress Rail class of PR30Bs. In 2012, four of these Tier IV emissions compliant units were produced on the frames of ... (more)

California Adventure! Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sle... (more)

California Adventure! Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sle... (more)

Next stop - New Orleans! Just after leaving the Slidell, Louisiana station, Amtrak Train 19 (Crescent) crosses Lake Pontchartrain on the evening of Thursday, July 16, 2020. This is the longest rai... (more)

On the morning of Saturday, July 18, 2020, Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New York Central Railroad Budd built ... (more)

We're back! Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sleeper "... (more)

Hello Again, Hello. Amtrak 707 (P32AC-DM, Phase III) leads a short train through the Marble Hill neighborhood of Manhattan over MTA Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line on the afternoon of Tuesday, Ju... (more)