The Empire Builder with new Charger locomotives is well documented from the air and the ground by fellow railfan Chris Laskowski.

For the first time ever, an ALC-42 led a revenue train into Chicago. Despite multiple delays as well as striking a pickup truck in Washington state, ALC-42 #302 was fit enough to drag the train in... (more)

AMTK 302 followed by two 50th anniversary units and a phase 5 P42 lead the eastbound Empire Builder through St. Paul Midway, running over 9 hours late.

AMTK 302 followed by two 50th anniversary units and a phase 5 P42 lead the eastbound Empire Builder through Fridley, running over 9 hours late.

Two of Amtrak's new Siemens ALC-42s arrive at the St Cloud station for a crew change and passenger stop before continuing the second half of their maiden voyage. This was the first revenue run ... (more)

The Conrail/NKP heritage duo rolls through Jac Mac on train #372 bound for Macon.

Amtrak's ALC-42 #302 (the first ALC-42 to lead an Amtrak revenue train) and P42DC #161 (the 50th Anniversary Phase I heritage unit) lead the westbound Empire Builder into Everett, WA on February 1... (more)

A New Era For Amtrak: The Inaugural Revenue Run for Amtrak's new long distance Siemens Charger locomotives has less than 30 miles to go to reach the final destination of Seattle, Washington. Thes... (more)

Showing off the CSXT Capitol Dome brass plate on the nose of the executive F40PH-2 CSXT 1, the P00123 heads southbound through Fremont, VA, on January 26, 2022.

A late running, Empire Service train 238, overtakes a southbound Metro North train at Croton-on-Hudson.

The CSX Executive Special highballs through slant in the community of Starnes along The Clinchfield.

The CSX office car special streaks through the Duff Mountain gorge adorning its fancy new paint scheme.

Having announced their approach with a vigorous horn blast the celebrity of the day rounds what is possibly the sharpest curve on the former CRR main and enters the aspiring ghost town.

Approaching the north end of the yard the special is almost abreast of the old depot, now stripped to bare brick walls and slated for restoration. Ahead railfans have flocked to the church, site ... (more)

CSX P001-23 makes its way east as it rolls by on former Clinchfield trackage along the banks of the McClure River in Dickensen Co. Virginia. With the line twisting and turning as it follows the ri... (more)