A trio of Amtrak GE P40DCs lead the eastbound Empire Builder through Grizzly, Montana, after a morning clamber over Marias Pass on December 22, 1998.

Waiting at Lorton for the afternoon departure to Sanford, Florida.

One of Amtrak's two Bombardier LRC locomotives poses at South Station in Boston before departing for New Haven on train 153, the Beacon Hill. The year-long LRC lease did not lead to any US sales b... (more)

A Walter Schopp original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

Amtrak CF7 594 (ex Santa Fe 2584 originally F7A 277C) near Los Angeles Union Station on August 01, 1992. In 1984 Amtrak acquired 25 ex-Santa Fe CF7s.

Southbound Turboliner at Mayfair Junction.

These unique RDCs with locomotive-style cabs were built in 1957 as part of a six-car experimental train for the New Haven RR, called the "Roger Williams" and intended for Boston-New York... (more)

While waiting for my DC-bound train at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, I took the opportunity to get to the end of my platform to record this light E60 rolling through on the adjacent track. ... (more)

Back when Amtrak was hauling something profitable the "Southwest Limited" heels into a curve as it leaves Edelstein Hill and approaches its next stop. The dust of the great Southwest de... (more)

Dig those shiny number boards. Photo by Gary Zeitler.

Scooting along for a good trip through the sand and creosote bushes the "Desert Wind" seems lost in the vastness but provides a welcome change from the dozens of freights that ply this track daily... (more)

A one-of-a-kind paint job on Amtrak 4316 (ex-PC nee-PRR) captured by Roger Puta in Harrisburg, PA in August 1971. The story goes that Amtrak needed something for publicity with its newly refurbish... (more)