A bright orange sunrise glints off the stainless steel of the California Zephyr as it runs through Keenesburg, Colorado.

The California Zephyr runs through Keenesburg, Colorado at sunrise.

Amtrak's southbound Silver Star rolls under CP-RO southbound on the CSX RF&P Subdivision in Arlington, Virginia. The recent warmth has brought out some flowers weeks earlier than their usual appea... (more)

An early season surprise snow fall blankets the surrounding landscape as the Empire Builder hustles along towards SPUD (St. Paul Union Depot).

“The Sunrise”, exactly 12 hours late, passing the big local railfan spot. Good for photographers, passengers, not so much.

With the diamonds at CP Canal (CN-IHB crossing) being replaced, Amtrak's Texas Eagle #21 out of Chicago was detoured down Metra's Rock Island District. It's seen making its way west through New Le... (more)

This picturesque scene can be seen from the Western Maryland Railway's Salisbury Viaduct just west of Meyersdale, PA. . The morning fog has just burned off the Casselman River alley floor as the e... (more)

Amtrak rolls east into Harpers Ferry.

I often hear, "Amtrak should have used P42 #50 as a 50th Anniversary unit." While that would have been nice, timing didn't work out. Here it is nearly 2 years ago in for overhaul and pa... (more)

Amtrak Cardinal departing Charlottesville.

Amtrak 50 smokes it up as it leads the westbound Southwest Chief into Naperville.

Fall in the Valley

California Zephyr is just East of Tolland, Colorado on a delightful September morn along South Boulder Creek. Shot on Mavic Pro 2.

Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief comes into Raton, New Mexico about 15 minutes late on schedule.

Two-month-old Amtrak 50 is the first of a pair of P42DCs pulling a seven-car Desert Wind (train 35) around a curve in the Mojave Desert as the train heads toward Los Angeles from Ogden. Th... (more)

Nearing the end of its trip through New Mexico's open plains, Amtrak train number 4, the Southwest Chief, is seen fast approaching the final set of Semaphores at milepost 706. From here it will be... (more)