Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver unit #203 leads a late running westbound Southwest Chief at Oro Grande.

Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight eases towards Oakland's Jack London Square with a Charger locomotive in the lead, a first for the west coast train. It's only a matter of time before the aging ... (more)

The first run of Siemens Charger ALC - 42 no. 306 on Amtrak No. 14, The Northbound Coast Starlight on the Santa Barbara Subdivision to Seattle Wa.

While most of the leaves have fallen already, a few still hang on to some late changing maple trees in downtown Ashland, Virginia, as the northbound Carolinian makes its way through town on an ove... (more)

Phased Out Phase Four. Like a reunion of bygone eras, Amtrak Train 50 (Cardinal) makes the station stop at Clifton Forge, Virginia on October 19, 2022 with AMTK 184 (P42DC, Phase IV) leadin... (more)

Bullet nose beauties face off at Amtrak's Holgate St. coach yard in Seattle, WA. To the left Budd domed observation 9310 was once owned by Wabash and later Norfolk & Western. To the right, 9301, T... (more)

Amtrak GE P42DC and P32BWH locomotives, along with former EMD F40PH units converted to NPCU cab cars, rest outside Amtrak’s Locomotive Service Building at Chicago, Illinois, on April 17, 2009.

A late Amtrak train 3 at Cajon. (Cajon Pass, California - February 26, 2023)

FORT WORTH TX (February) 1974 — Amtrak SDP40F 526 leads the northbound Texas Chief as its crew awaits departure clearance. EMD built the 526 (b/n 72694-27) in July 1973. Santa Fe acquired the un... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, running 4 hours 26 minutes late. (Yorba Linda, California – February 18, 2023)

OKLAHOMA CITY (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40f 517 leads the Lone Star past mile post 386 and a Santa Fe train on the siding with lease power. My photo.

In 1966, the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada Ltd. (GMD) constructed eight GP40TC locomotives, essentially GP40 diesels on SD40 frames to accommodate Head End Power (HEP) equipment, for... (more)

There are a lot of interesting locomotives at Amtrak's Wilmington Maintenance Facility: stored HHP-8s (as well as a single GE 80-ton and a rebuilt SW9 [now called an SW1000]), brand-new ALC-42 di... (more)

The Winter Park Express has gone through Big Ten Curve (the track in the background) and now rounds Blue Mountain as it gets ready to enter Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

Fortunately, Amtrak GP38 723, getting some TLC in the carrier's Wilmington Maintenance Facility, has retained its builder's plate for the last 52½ years, providing easy access to its heritage. B... (more)