More than half way through its trip down the Central Valley, CDTX 2051 slows its four car set making up Amtrak 716 this evening as it approaches the Corcoran depot for its scheduled station stop. ... (more)
Amtrak 507, a new (at the time) GE "Pepsi Can" shows off its unique look at Chicago, all polished up for a cover shot for Trains magazine. Mike Danneman and I made a trip down from Wauke... (more)
Builders plate on a Pepsi can.
The 500 made a special trip to Michigan to power the upcoming testing of commuter equipment between Pontiac and Jackson, Michigan by Amtrak.
Amtrak train #14, the "Coast Starlight," arrives in San Luis Obispo, on California's scenic Central Coast roughly halfway between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Three General Electric engines, in ... (more)
Amtrak P32 500 gets refueled downtown at the Amtrak Yard.
A good illustration of the principle that, just because a locomotive CAN be repainted into the latest corporate image, it's NOT always an improvement that it HAS been.
AMTK 509 rests at Holgate Street.
This Amtrak unit was set out on the side of Main 1 and 2 east of the Amtrak Depot.
A northbound Capitol Corricor train pauses at Centerville station in Fremont enroute from San Jose to Sacramento.