The southbound Silver Meteor makes its daily stop at Winter Park, Florida with its scenic park and fountains.

...or is it St. John's River Bridge? The debate continues, as they call it by both. At any rate, it's almost impossible to get a locomotive of this class leading here, so you celebrate in the ov... (more)

The Silver Meteor, reinstated this past October departs Palatka. The next stop is Deland about an hour down the line.

The Silver Meteor blasts through rural Putnam County.

Hippo. Amtrak Train 97 (Silver Meteor) crosses Dock Bridge from Harrison to Newark, New Jersey over the Passaic River with HHP-8 AMTK 664 (Bombardier, 6/2000) leading on Sunday, November 27... (more)

The northbound Silver Meteor makes its station stop at Rocky Mount, running with an abbreviated consist due to low travel demand during COVID19.

Amtrak's southbound Silver Meteor makes some noise as it passes through Delray Beach, FL on the South Florida Rail Corridor (SFRC).

Amtrak's Silver Meteor passes through Pierson, FL on time as it makes its way north to New York City.

Amtrak 97 slows to a stop as they approach the Fort Lauderdale Airport/Dania station. The Tri Rail commuter train just ahead of them was having issues getting the locomotive to restart after it sh... (more)

On Amtrak's 50th birthday The Silver Meteor flies through Seville bound for Orlando, Tampa and Miami.

<-- Moon over Miami

A full Moon looms large over the Northeast Corridor as Amtrak's Miami bound Silver Meteor races south through Andalusia, PA.

The southbound Silver Meteor passes the local golf course, and the golfers hardly pay the train any attention.

My youngest videos the Silver Meteor departing Winter Park as the engine crew gives him a horn salute and friendly wave, making our day.

A nod to the past through the glow of of the blue nightlight, something sleeping cars have had since at least the Pullman and Budd heyday. The streaking red lights of a grade crossing passing my ... (more)

Northbound equipment move P95029 races through the Fort Lauderdale Amtrak/Tri-Rail station destined for Jacksonville, Florida. Amtrak 165 leads one baggage car and 15 amfleet coaches, some of whic... (more)