Two generations of Amtrak power lead the southbound Coast Starlight at Jack London Square station.

A seagull and I observe the Amtrak 301 at rest in Seattle. Starbucks headquarters are visible behind.

In a nod to the future, a new Amtrak ALC-42 #136 leads P42 #63 and the Northbound City Of New Orleans, only 19 minutes out of NOUPT. This was the filthiest consist I believe I have ever seen. They... (more)

Arriving at the Restored Southern Pacific Station in Santa Barbara, Amtrak No. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, with new Siemens ALC-42 No. 306 on the point.

Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station 1 hour 12 minutes behind schedule (because it arrived in San Luis Obispo 1 hour and 5 minutes late) is Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight.... (more)

Amtrak #8, the eastbound Empire Builder, has 2 Siemens Chargers, #'s 308 and 310 as it's only power this day as it crosses the Mississippi River and rolls into La Crosse, Wisconsin. Not only that,... (more)

Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight eases towards Oakland's Jack London Square with a Charger locomotive in the lead, a first for the west coast train. It's only a matter of time before the aging ... (more)

The westbound Empire Builder flies west out of Petersburg, ND just as the sunrise breaks.

Normally arriving at Sandpoint, Idaho, at 2:20 a.m., Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder scurries through Algoma approaching Sandpoint a bit off the advertised at 10:10 a.m. on February 2, 2023. A... (more)

"ALC Visits NWK"

One of Amtrak's new long distance locomotives, Siemens ALC-42 #320, sits on the rear of an Amtrak Test Extra on Track 2 at Newark Pennsylvania Station during the nig... (more)

Recently arrived Amtrak ALC-42 diesels 320 and 322 are getting checked out and set up for service at the carrier's Wilmington Maintenance Facility. These two locomotives, constructed by Siemens A... (more)

After playing musical chairs with their passenger cars near Rice to set out a bad order, the westbound Empire Builder kicks up the snow at sunrise near Hawley.

On January 30, 2023, President Joe Biden appeared in Baltimore MD to discuss a new tunnel project for Amtrak’s busy Northeast Corridor, which will replace an ancient and outdated tunnel. Amtrak... (more)

Operating over six hours behind schedule, the Portland section of the Empire Builder passes the trackside vineyard near Maryhill siding. The train's next station stop is at Wishram. a few minutes ... (more)

Some of the first light of a chilly January day finds the front of a late running eastbound Empire Builder as it climbs out of the Red River valley on the former Northern Pacific mainline in weste... (more)