AMTK 97 West leads the San Jose bound Capitol Corridor #543 into Fremont, with some late-blooming trees lining the platform.

The only trains to run on the Pittsburgh Line on Xmas day were the Amtrak's. Here is the Pennsylvanian heading East passing the Helocopter Pad at MP322.

P42 97 begins pulling the Amtrak Pennsylvanian westbound out of Paoli Station on the sunny Keystone Corridor.

As the fog starts to burn off, the eastbound Capital Limited has crested the grade and is gliding down the the east slope of Sand Patch Grade.

Silhouette of Amtrak 97 as it leads a regional train across the Connecticut River at sunset.

Racing towards Chicago...

Ann Rutledge departs for St. Louis and Kansas City.

The AOE Pacific Coast Explorer is passing a waiting freight in the siding at Strathearn on the former SP Coast Line.

Amtrak 8 snakes through the S-curves at Dakota. (Canon EOS20D, 300mm f/4.0L IS USM)

Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

The Empire Builder wails it's horn as this guy drives down the wrong side of the road to beat the train, just so he/she can wait in line for the ferry. The person is not even looking!

Remarks: After clearing the block Amtrak 92 and her consist head toward the east and a Mississippi River crossing. Living out west things such as this are a rare treat.

After leaving Winona, MN, the Empire Builder heads east towards its next stop in La Crosse, WI. (Canon EOS20D, 300mm f/4.0L IS USM)