Misty Farewell: Nearing the end of life on Amtrak, an F59PHI locomotive leads a southbound Pacific Surfliner train through what remains of the morning coastal marine layer in Del Mar. Soon ... (more)

An F59PHI leads southbound train 580 through Rose Canyon on a cool late summer afternoon. Soon, these locomotives will be replaced by SC-44 "Charger" units built by Siemens.

Amtrak F59PHI 466 brings a southbound Cascades train around a corner as it nears the Kelso-Longview station stop. This F59 appears to have white "Amtrak" lettering on the nose rather tha... (more)

With the removal of some trees along the tracks in a northwestern neighborhood of Tacoma, a new location opens up. Here, we see a Charger locomotive leading train number 504 along Puget Sound as i... (more)

Train 393 rolls along south of Neoga, Illinois running just a few minutes late. SC-44 locomotive 4602 is in charge of the train on this evening. The extra baggage and dining cars at the end of the... (more)

A Siemens Charger locomotive leads southbound train 505 along Puget Sound at Steilacoom, Washington. Earlier in the day, this set was originally running as southbound train 517 between Vancouver a... (more)

Amtrak F59PHI 466 leads the last southbound Cascades train of the day along Puget Sound between Tacoma and Olympia. Built in 1998, this locomotive is running out its last days in Amtrak service.

The evening southbound Amtrak Cascades train from Vancouver to Seattle skims along the shores of Puget Sound just south of Bellingham. Providing power for the train on this day was F59PHI number 4... (more)

Two relatively new Siemens SC-44 "Charger" locomotives book end a Talgo set on northbound Cascades train 516 through Bellingham, Washington. This area is in the process of a major redevelopment pr... (more)

Amtrak Helps Out: In mid January of 2018, mudslides along the coast south of Santa Barbara forced the closure of Highway 101 for more than a week, driving many people to turn to Amtrak for travel ... (more)

Amtrak train 765 heads along the Pacific Ocean coast line north of Ventura. This is an extra train that was run to assist with larger than normal passenger volume due to mudslides forcing the clos... (more)

The Twilight Years: Amtrak's AEM-7 fleet has served the railroad well for over 35 years. They plied the Northeast Corridor for almost as long as the venerable GG1 electrics they replaced. But now,... (more)

On November 11th, 2015, Amtrak cab car 90208 re-entered service after a rebuild and repaint in Beech Grove, Indiana. This NPCU is now the 3rd in Amtrak's collection of special Veterans units. Here... (more)

At speeds nearing 150 MPH and temperatures in the teens, a weekend Acela Express train risks passengers from Boston south to New York and Washington DC.

Amtrak Phase IV commemorative unit number 184 makes its rounds on the Pacific Surfliner as it glides south through Del Mar and Torrey Pines, running just a few minutes tardy on this beautiful fall... (more)