AMTK 311 leads the eastbound Empire Builder in Minneapolis

After Amtrak train 313, the westbound Missouri River Runner, arrives in Kansas City in the evening, the train heads further west to Santa Fe Junction to be turned on the wye there. Just be... (more)

As BNSF Guaranteed Service Intermodal train Q-LPCLAC6-30A heads to Los Angeles from Chicago, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 564 heads east/south from Los Angeles to Irvine. (Only to Irvine, and ... (more)

The mainline between Los Angeles and San Diego is once again severed, thanks to yet another landslide in San Clemente. As a result, the trains operating south of there have unusual numbers, as ex... (more)

There is a lot going on here, so stay with me: For four days in late December (the 26th through the 29th), Metrolink had their entire commuter train system shut down. Much of this was because Lo... (more)

After a quick station stop at Edmonds, WA, 516's train continues its trip north to Vancouver, BC.

MARC in PA. The testing of SC-44s continues on the Northeast Corridor on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, as Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) Siemens SC-44 Chargers 80 and 81 lead a three car... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 784 departs Fullerton as the train heads for San Diego from Goleta. CDTX SC-44 2119 has the six-car train in tow this evening. (Fullerton, California – January ... (more)

IDTX Charger 4633 leads Amtrak train 319 South through Lockport, kicking up some freshly fallen snow.

The Talgos are back in Canada! WDTX 1400 leads Amtrak Cascades train 516 Northbound approaching their terminus station of Vancouver with one of two remaining Talgo 8 sets in revenue service on the... (more)

The sun rises over the early morning Pacific Surfliner, no. 770 with AMTK 2112, pushing to Los Angeles along Mondos Beach in Ventura Ca.

The "Tax Payer's Train" cruises thru Wadsworth on the CP C&M Sub with a "1 unit per car" consist. If one wonders why Amtrak doesn't make money, you don't have to look too far a... (more)

Brightline races south across the Crane Creek bridge in downtown Melbourne, Florida.

Roughly 7½ hours earlier, at 6:12 am, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 774 departed San Luis Obispo for San Diego. A little over two-thirds of the way there, CDTX SC-44 2122 and its six-car train... (more)

Northbound San Joaquin 713 races over Jacob Myers Park at Riverbank Ca.