Amtrak 7 leaves downtown Chicago, Illinois with AMTK 469 in the lead.

Train 505, a weekend scheduled Portland to Eugene conveyance, cruises past a field between Jefferson and Millersburg, Oregon at about ten in the morning with the under-acclaimed "Mater" ... (more)

The Empire Builder arrives into St. Cloud for a crew change nine hours late with a surprise (to me) leader. With a quick crew change here in St. Cloud, the train gained an hour by arriving... (more)

Many fans knew about this, but it was pure luck for me as Amtrak Cascades unit #469 leads the Empire Builder thru Franksville, WI on March 11 of 2017

Moments after departing Chicago Union Station, the outbound Empire Builder passes under the Pennsy signals at CP Morgan. Today, an Amtrak Cascades F59PHI is in charge. A nice change of pace from t... (more)

After a two hour wait, i was able to witness the future of passenger locomotives on a test train between Portland and Seattle. Built in 2016, the "Charger"locomotive was very quiet and pretty slee... (more)

I believe this is the first Charger (Siemens SC44) to operate on a train on the West Coast. Here the 4611 destined for service with IDOT, pulls a test train with AMTK 467 on the tail end. It wi... (more)

In June 1999, Oregon DOT sent a Cascades Talgo set to Medford as a promotion for thruway bus service. Aside from a rare mileage excursion in 1996, it was the first public passenger train on the Si... (more)

Cascades 507 rolls into PDX with a very pink Mt. Hood in the back drop.

Cascade train 501 runs around Willbridge Yard.

An Amtrak Cascades talgo rolls smoothly past OMSI and the Oregon Rail Heritage Center as it heads for Eugene.

Amtrak 501 rolls into Portland Union Station with the new Seahawks Cab Car. Are you ready for some football?

The Silver Solarium brought up the rear of AmtrakCascades train 510 as it accelerates out of Edmonds, WA on a gray August morning. The train provides service between Seattle and Vancouver, BC with... (more)

It's just before sunrise as an Amtrak Cascades train works its way through Woodburn, Ore., heading north to Portland. Southern Pacific 2-6-0 No. 1785 sits quietly in the adjacent town park.

South bound Amtrak Cascade train enters Portland Union Station.