The California Zephyr runs through Coal Creek Canyon and passes over Highway 72.

Thursday 11/18/21 was the first day for passenger trains on the Pt Defiance bypass, Sound Transits Lakewood sub. Amtrak #11, Starlight, was the first long distance passenger train on the route. Th... (more)

CSX’s executive special crosses the Big Sandy River into Kenova West Virginia on its journey back to headquaters in Jacksonville Florida.

Cooling their heels (or should it be "wheels"?) after the morning commuter rush are a pair of Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority's "Sounder" trains. The trainset o... (more)

Matched Set: Amtrak's Phase IV heritage unit has always been one of my favorites. Mainly, this is because it's the one unit left on the active roster that allows for matched trainsets...

VIA 67 has 5 LRC cars and sleeper Blair Manor on the tail end as it rounds a curve in Montreal West.

The California Zephyr runs towards Wiggins, Colorado at sunrise.

The CSX OCS heads east through the sleepy forgotten town of Thurmond, Wv. after the sun has gone down behind the mountain for the day.

Westbound at Port Hope.

North County Transit District (operator of the Coaster commuter trains) F59PHI 3001 sits in San Diego on a warm evening. Coaster owned two of these F59PHIs, built in September 2001. (San Diego, ... (more)

We were out mainly looking for UP freights, but they are few and far between these days on Donner, so we settled on Amtrak 5 because at least it is reasonably predictable. This was taken at Andove... (more)

We were out mainly looking for UP freights, but they are few and far between these days on Donner, so we settled on Amtrak 6 because at least it is reasonably predictable. This was taken from the... (more)

CSX's executive train passes through downtown Birmingham enroute to Chicago on day two of an inspection trip from Jacksonville.

Last of the Fall Colors

With the last vestiges of fall color clinging to the trees, Amtrak's daily Pennsylvanian makes its decent around the World Famous Horseshoe Curve. ... (more)