Those that have ridden the California Zephyr to Denver's Union Station will recognize this as a rare event. The Zephyr has pulled head first into the station vs backing into the station as it wou... (more)

After leaving Denver nearly 13 and a half hours late, the California Zephyr #6 passed Barr Lake in Brighton, Colorado in the daytime.

This morning two rare things occurred at Denver's Union Station. The California Zephyr #6 was 13 hours late, arriving at roughly the same time as the California Zephyr #5. An added oddity was th... (more)

Amtrak 91 blasts into Satsuma

The northbound Crescent has traveled about 200 miles from New Orleans to make a station stop in downtown Meridian, Mississippi. Both Norfolk Southern and Kansas City Southern put a halt to their ... (more)

My wife and kids exchange waves with the engineer of the Carolinian.

The Silver Star close to on time on my birthday! It is rumored that these motors will be replaced by chargers in the future.

The morning California Zephyr crosses over Highway 72 as it rounds the horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon, and will start the climb up to Tunnel #1 at Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Amtrak 198 leads the California Zephyr out of Coal Creek Canyon and climbs towards Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Line.

Amtrak 198 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr up to Tunnel #1 after climbing out of Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Amtrak GP40TC number 198 leads an eastbound Empire Service Train past CP 215.

The Eastbound Southwest Chief is seen departing Winslow on a picture-perfect Arizona morning. One of the hundred or so BNSF freight trains that pass through town is seen holding waiting for The Ch... (more)

Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight is seen exiting tunnel 5 ½ in California's Salinas valley. P42DC 198 is one of the few Genesis locomotives to retain its angular as built headlight configurati... (more)

The Conductor (or the Assistant Conductor?) on Amtrak train 19, the southbound Crescent (running 1 hour 15 minutes behind schedule), has lined the hand-operated switch into the station and ... (more)

The Capitol Limited lead by AMTK 198 rounds the bend by the historic Point of Rocks station on the Metropolitan Sub. CSX Q372 can be seen on the left heading east on the Old Main Line towards Balt... (more)