Amtrak's Empire Builder rolls out of St. Paul, MN after completing its scheduled stop at St. Paul Union Depot downtown and is see here making its way down the Mississippi River as it begins the fi... (more)

The Texas Eagle has departed St. Louis and crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois.

An uncommon P42DC takes charge of this edition of the northbound Auto Train as they chase the nearby M300 on the adjacent track. With no time to waste, every bit of track speed was being utilized ... (more)

Welcome Home In early June 2024, the Danbury Railway Museum received ex-Amtrak AEM-7 #917.

Stone Wall In New Roc. Deadheading from Boston, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Amtrak Train 843, Alstom Acela 2 Train Set 8 (AMTK 2118/2146) passes through the New Rochelle ... (more)

Amtrak #5 tears past the west end of 'Utahline' crossing into Utah from Colorado at the mouth of Ruby Canyon.

Old Meets New: One of the newer ALC-42s in Amtrak’s roster as of May 2024 tugs Silver Star #91 with an aging P42DC in tow. It was the last train for us on this hot afternoon in the Potomac Shore... (more)

Amtrak P42DC's #138 & #82 brings Amtrak #6 'The California Zephyr' east through the Utah desert at 'Floy'.

Under Wire For The Last Time. Not long after midnight on June 7, 2024, former Amtrak AEM-7 917 arrived at The Danbury Railway Museum on Genesee & Wyoming Inc.'s Providence & Worcester Railr... (more)

Amtrak engine #71 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr into downtown Denver, Colorado.

Amtrak engine #174 (P42DC in Phase VII Paint) leads the California Zephyr through downtown Denver and will soon back into Union Station.

The westbound Borealis makes its Red Wing station stop. AMTK 519 is pinch hitting for a P42DC, and making its second trip in a row on the Borealis.

A B32-8WH leads the westbound Borealis out of Lake City. It has been many years since one of these locomotives last led a train near the Twin Cities. Amtrak's B32-8WHs are typically assigned to ya... (more)

Danbury Gets An AEM-7. Not long after midnight on June 7, 2024, former Amtrak AEM-7 917 arrived at The Danbury Railway Museum on Genesee & Wyoming Inc.'s Providence & Worcester Railroad Tra... (more)

Amtrak 519 departs the Dells with the Westbound Borealis, passing over the Kilbourn dam.