On Thanksgiving Day, a late Amtrak Coast Starlight train comes flying along the UP Sacramento Subdivision just north of Del Paso. Usually, this train passes through here at night, but do to the de... (more)
Not wasting any time at all, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief blows through Somonauk, headed for its next stop at Princeton.
The eastbound California Zephyr highballs Colfax as it crosses the I-80 over the famous bridges along the pass. The two GE P42's start to charge up to speed as they will start to tackle Donner Pas... (more)
The golden light of a new day illuminates the seven hour late eastbound Empire Builder as it speeds into Grand Forks.
Under ominous looking skies, a peeling AMTK 164 leads the seven hour late eastbound Empire Builder southward over the bridge halfway between Thompson and Reynolds.
The westbound Empire Builders hauls at track speed a few miles out of Columbus, Wisconsin.
"Golden Hour" lighting
Redheads have more fun...they go railfanning! The southbound Silver Star greets the morning crowd at the annual 2011 Folkston Railwatch event.
An ontime #5 battles up the backside of Donner Pass, nearing the California border after departing Reno.
The Texas Eagle takes a rare non-stop detour through rural Shelby County on its run from Chicago to St. Louis. Stops in downstate Illinois by the Texas Eagle have been temporarily suspended.
Amtrak 48, the eastbound Lake Shore Limited, is back up to track speed after making their station stop at Syracuse.
The last rays of sun shine onto the last Kentucky Cardinal as it backs towards Louisville's Union Station for its northbound trip to Chicago.The KC which began in December 1999 was for the most ... (more)
Amtrak P42 164 leads the westbound Southwest Chief through LaVergne as a westbound manifest with a pair of SD75Ms approaches.
The Empire Builder pulls out of Shelby Station, Montana heading west.
An Amtrak P42 leads an Illinois Service train past several off-duty brethren.
