Entering rugged and colorful Little Gore Canyon east of Radium, Colorado, is Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr on August 4, 2014.

The second large move of new Viewliner II baggage cars out of CAF in Elmira, NY rolls NB past downtown Schenectady on the old D&H. The train consist was AMTK 172, Amcafe, 10 Viewliner II baggage c... (more)

Amtrak eastbound California Zephyr swings through a curve east of Radium, Colorado, on August 4, 2014.

The Empire Builder underway through the community of Saint Paul Park passing two minor landmarks on its way to Chicago, one being a crushed rock pile and the other is a full-grown tree. Th... (more)

The Empire Builder with the usual consist of P42's and stainless steel glides down short line hill along the Ayd Mill Road in St. Paul. This road was originally intended to continue to Int... (more)

Amtrak 42(21) heads east under the signal bridge at Cove behind a P42.

The southbound Crescent hustles along the scenic bayous of Louisiana moments before crossing Lake Pontchartrain just outside of the big easy.

Amtrak Empire Builder #7 continues along the Sound on its final destination in Seattle. The weather was blustery, but it was also nice and the engineer was already waving at me before I started to... (more)

Amtrak 7 blasts through Pewaukee on time as it heads west on CP Rails.

Amtrak 172 ducks the inbound Southwest Chief into the yard in Chicago, completing its trip.

Amtrak 172 leads an on time NB City of New Orleans across the Kankakee River and into the station.

After dropping its passengers at Union Station, the eastbound Southwest Chief comes around the wye at Canal Street and prepares to back into the wash rack.

Rounding the curve at Big Ten Curve, Amtrak #6 coasts downgrade past the wind break placed here by the DRGW and on the approach towards Rocky and eventually Denver.

The westbound Pennsylvanian pulls into Huntingdon for their brief station stop.

The eastbound Pennsylvanian speeds through Mill Creek with their next station stop 30 miles ahead at Lewistown.