AMTK 507 leading the City of New Orleans into its final destination of Chicago as they traverse the rails of the Illinois Central.

“I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans” I found myself at the Iconic 18th Street bridge photographing Amtrak movements for the second day in a row, but this time for something... (more)

Amtrak 58 "City of New Orleans" had a special leader earlier this Spring. I just so happened to be in Jackson to catch it in great light with Mississippi's capital city in the backgroun... (more)

After meeting CN's A408 at North Tuscola, Amtrak's northbound "City of New Orleans" departs off of Main #2.

Normally arriving at Effingham, IL before dawn, the northbound City of New Orleans makes a daylight appearance by running over three hours behind schedule.

Passing through the town of Centralia, Illinois. Amtrak train number 391 slows to a stop to perform station work at the small mid-western station on a breezy Spring day.

With an IC SD70 serving as rescue power after both chargers failed mechanically, Amtraks very late City of New Orleans #58 rounds the bend in downtown Chicago. Seen here ducking under the 18th str... (more)

A rather late AMTK 59 cruises at 80mph creating a cloud of snow dust behind it. Some kind of advertising on the second Superliner.

Amtrak’s City of New Orleans passes the caboose of a southbound Illinois Central train north of Peotone, Illinois, at 8:28 a.m. on May 9, 1992.

In a nod to the future, a new Amtrak ALC-42 #136 leads P42 #63 and the Northbound City Of New Orleans, only 19 minutes out of NOUPT. This was the filthiest consist I believe I have ever seen. They... (more)

We rode Amtrak's "City of New Orleans" train down to New Orleans and back for our vacation. here we are on our way home and stopped at Jackson for an engineer change out. With the heat we were res... (more)

The Future of Amtrak Amtrak 1058, the City of New Orleans with a slightly altered schedule pulls out of Union Station to wye at Canal St. Leading is a duo of Siemens ALC-42 long-distance d... (more)

The Pepsi can schemed P42 shoves the City of New Orleans over the Pennsy lift bridge, shortly after crossing 21st Street. The train is completing the last leg of the journey to Chicago Union Stati... (more)

On the first day of March, Amtrak's Pepsi can livery P42 leads the City of New Orleans past 16th Street Tower on its journey to Chicago Union Station.

The last day of 2021 was a good one! The Phase I heritage unit came down on train #59 (City of New Orleans), and I just so happened to be going to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Here's a shot of... (more)