"Geometry at the Ossining Substation"

The Metro North/ Department of Transportation Geometry train rounds the curve at the substation just north of Ossining station on the Hudson Lin... (more)

Here’s what’s left of two storage buildings that caught fire at Amtrak’s Beech Grove shops around midnight on May 2nd, 2021. Luckily no one was injured.

Metrolink commuter train 802 speeds through the Inland Empire on its way from Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo (in upper-middle-class Orange County, where, according to the 2010 US Census, Laguna Nigue... (more)

Happy 50th Amtrak! Amtrak's Silver Star had an approach signal allowed us to catch up.

Just after Midnight on May 2nd, 2021, two storage buildings located at Amtrak’s Beech Grove Shops burst into flames. Luckily, firefighters were able to put out the fire without any injuries.

Amtrak 284 is lead by P42DC #119 through Mohawk, New York in early April. These trains are usually led by a P32, which are necessary for third rail pickup in New York City.

Happy 50th Anniversary, Amtrak!

Fifty years to the day from the first run of Amtrak train 18, the eastbound Super-Chief-El Capitan, its 2021 version, train 4 Sou... (more)

10 years ago today, Amtrak posed all four of its 40th Anniversary heritage units for a family portrait on its birthday. How could Amtrak top that, especially given a worldwide pandemic thrown into... (more)

P42 #46 rolls through Penn Coach Yard during the setup for the 50th anniversary event.

P42 #46 faces #100 in preparation for the following day's celebratory event. These are the first two of six 50th Anniversary locomotives Amtrak is releasing throughout the year.

POTUS Joe Biden tweeted, "This is a birthday I certainly wouldn’t miss." He didn't disappoint. Aside from facts and figures about why investing in passenger rail is wise environmentall... (more)

Happy 50th Amtrak. Leased F40PH`s lead NS 365 towards Sheffield AL

Happy 50th Amtrak! Amtrak's Silver Star hustles out of Seville.

Happy 50th Amtrak! Amtrak's Auto Train the flagship of the east roars into Seville on Amtrak's Birthday. Sign on lower left is a reminder how deadly grade crossings can be.

AMTK 136 leads the west Cardinal into Covington, VA on a sunny April evening while the Covington yard job Y191 works in the background.