A tardy train number 580 rolls over the trestle in Del Mar. San Diego County Fair season is in full swing.

With the coming of the new Siemens Chargers...this trio of F59PHI's has their days numbered as they are seen between trips at Amtrak's Oakland Coach Yard.

Sounder F59PHI 908 pushes train 1704 north past Carkeek Park.

AMT 1327 pushes a deadhead move over the St. Lawrence River during the morning rush hour.

Amtrak 7 leaves downtown Chicago, Illinois with AMTK 469 in the lead.

A bit of ice on the river. It's officially spring, but there's still a bit ice on the St. Lawrence River and it's -10 Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) as AMT 76 makes its way towards the island of M... (more)

The "Mothball Surfliner" departs SLO for Grover Beach with a CZ dome in tow and an F59PHI on each end.

Train 505, a weekend scheduled Portland to Eugene conveyance, cruises past a field between Jefferson and Millersburg, Oregon at about ten in the morning with the under-acclaimed "Mater" ... (more)

Amtrak Cascades F59PHI #469 makes a rare appearance out of the Pacific Northwest while leading Empire Builder #7 out of Chicago

The Empire Builder arrives into St. Cloud for a crew change nine hours late with a surprise (to me) leader. With a quick crew change here in St. Cloud, the train gained an hour by arriving... (more)

With snow continuing to fall, AMT 86 pushes some snow aside as it approaches Lasalle Station during a snowstorm. Barely visible in the background is CP's bridge over the St. Lawrence River.

Our train back to Los Angeles is ready for departure, in push configuration. I took this pic without tripod while the conductor asking everybody to get inside, so I am lucky that is not shaky.

Many fans knew about this, but it was pure luck for me as Amtrak Cascades unit #469 leads the Empire Builder thru Franksville, WI on March 11 of 2017

Recently arrived, I run like a ferroboby to take this pic before the train moves...thanks to my family to be patient..!

This is the train we took to San Diego, catched just before arrival. After the photo I had to run to the platform, and I almost felt down....thanks to the conductor for waiting...!