The second-last "Cities" streamliner prior to Amtrak begins its westward journey. Note lack of portholes on lead unit.
An early morning southbound breaks through heavy fog along the Pacific Ocean. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner 10th Anniversary unit brightens an otherwise dreary scene.
Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver locomotives rockets northward along the coast in Del Mar. This area of the Surf Line has the highest concentration of pedestrian traffic on the tracks, which are used ... (more)
Acela #2007, arriving from Boston, captured in a glow of light during a frigid and brisk Winter snow storm.
A Perfect Train Two E9s and matching gallery cars. At the left you are looking directly into LaSalle Street Station with it's long-gone head house above and above that the original Board ... (more)
It's often tough to get good pix while on a family vacation, but the Izaak Walton Inn perhaps offers an exception. Here between Red Bus tours and lake boat rides I found time for a morning trip o... (more)
An Amtrak Hiawatha high balls South through the quaint town of Franksville during the last minutes of day light.
We waited for three hours on this hillside overlooking Shed 10 on Donner Pass before any trains arrived.
Northbound Capitol Corridor train "pushing" its way to Sacramento.