Precision Scheduled Railroading at work. Union Pacific's Portland, OR to North Platte, NE manifest put 28 cars on the ground at approximately 1 AM MST on 12/5/2021, just outside Hammett, Idaho... (more)

From the third floor is a view of the main concourse of Denver Union Station on a quiet morning. Amtrak’s westbound California is outside receiving passengers, leaving the terminal pretty empty ... (more)

Tracks of the Orin Line in Wyoming’s Powder River coal country sit quiet on the afternoon of June 18, 2015. The five tracks in the foreground are the leads into Antelope mine at Converse Junctio... (more)

First East Side Access Trains. While New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, MTA LIRR President Philip Eng and other dignitaries recently visited MTA East Side Access riding on a Kawasaki bui... (more)

Signal Sunset. The best sun of the afternoon was at sunset on November 4, 2021 at Solomon's Gap, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania.

The short siding at Royal City Junction, Washington, is barely noticeable among the sagebrush and rabbitbrush growing between the rails on September, 28, 2021. Even less discernible is Milwaukee R... (more)

The main line is quiet for now, with a nicely placed leaf adding some autumn color to the heavy rails of BNSF’s Kootenai River Subdivision at Deep Creek near Naples, Idaho, on the afternoon of S... (more)

117 Years Old. When the New York City Subway opened on October 27, 1904, the Interboro Rapid Transit (IRT) City Hall Station in New York, New York was the place where VIP guests boarded the... (more)

The far eastern end of the St. Maries River Railroad ends abruptly on a sweeping curve at Milltown, east of St. Maries, Idaho. This was once the main line of the Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Extensi... (more)

The magnificent interior of Cincinnati Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio. Unfortunately, service from the Amtrak Cardinal only passes through here at night.

After arriving in St Stephen, NBSR 917 south reverses into downtown St Stephen to do it's work for the day.

Wide Open Again. The waiting room seating of New Jersey Transit's former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Hoboken Terminal had been closed for COVID-19 related reasons for most of ... (more)

Looking down on the main concourse of Denver Union Station on the morning of September 2, 2021. Amtrak’s ticket office is on the left side of the far doors that go to all tracks, with shops and ... (more)