Normally arriving at Effingham, IL before dawn, the northbound City of New Orleans makes a daylight appearance by running over three hours behind schedule.

On a rainy mid-morning, Amtrak SC-44 no. 303 leads number 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, as it crosses Padre Juan Canyon Road along the Faria Beach Colony in Ventura.

Hiawatha Service Train 338 clatters across the Menomonee Draw Bridge and begins its trip to Chicago.

Ponto Amtrak 562 crosses over the Batiquitos Lagoon at CP Ponto.

Saturday Fishin' Amtrak 770 crosses the San Dieguito Lagoon near the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

Ponto Coaster 5006 crosses the Batiquitos Lagoon at CP Ponto.

Two Amtrak Chargers lead the southbound Crescent on its way to New Orleans.

Pacific Surfliner hugs the beach just after sunset.

Amtrak Midwest engines and cars up front with an Amfleet and Horizon food car toward the rear.

Amtrak Midwest Chargers sit in the yard.

Passing through the town of Centralia, Illinois. Amtrak train number 391 slows to a stop to perform station work at the small mid-western station on a breezy Spring day.

Amtrak's southbound Crescent crosses over the Coosa River as it heads for its next station stop in Birmingham.

Crescent #20 passing by what was the Schoolfield Mill and now what will be the Caesars Casino.

I'm sure I'm going to get some heat for my snark, but just having a bit of fun. Picking my mom up on Amtrak in Van Nuys, CA, I got in the car only to have Waze tell me that traffic meant the tr... (more)

An almost matched Amtrak Midwest train heads out of the windy city with an Amfleet and Horizon car in the mix among the newer Siemens equipment.