In the 90s, Amtrak actually serviced a purpose. They ran trains and hauled some mail. Here, the Southwest Chief roars east at Stronghurst on the Chili Sub with a decent size train. Scanned Slide f... (more)
After departing Los Angeles, Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, arrived at its first stop, Fullerton, 20 minutes behind schedule. But this allowed the setting sun, which had be... (more)
3 units lead a late Westbound #3 at Verdemont.
Amtrak has a new paint scheme being applied to their P42DCs, the Phase VII scheme. So far it has been applied to 174 and 82 … and now 167, seen on its maiden run in its third paint scheme. Fre... (more)
Amtrak 4 at their station shop in Fort Madison, Iowa
A constant parade of short-distance passenger trains (Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink's commuter trains) passing through Fullerton, California, is broken up by only one pair of lo... (more)
Amtrak engine #203 (Operation Life Saver P42DC) runs towards Raton, New Mexico after leaving Trinidad, Colorado.
Amtrak's Operation Life Saver engine #203 (P42DC) leaves the station at Raton, New Mexico and will head south towards the Semaphore at Wagon Mound.
Smoke and fire!
Eight days after a 10 hour 19 minute late Amtrak 3, another Amtrak 3 heads west, but is only 6 hours and 1 minute behind schedule on this day. It was, of course, for the same reason: One of the ... (more)
With deadheading Metrolink cars up front, the Chief departs Kansas City with its sights set on Chicago.
Amtrak #3, late as usual at Highgrove behind the Big Game unit #187.
Amtrak's Southwest Chief drops down from Raton Pass at 'East Keota'
Game on! While a soccer game takes place on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Spring Rock Soccer Fields, Amtrak’s eastbound Southwest Chief #4 from Los Angeles to Chicago can be seen in the b... (more)
Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief splits the semaphore signals of East Colmor as it races westward towards Las Vegas, NM.