For my money the best combination of motive power and passenger cars that Amtrak ever managed to assemble. Photo by E Forest Hadley. From my collection.

As the westbound Pennsylvania makes its station stop in Altoona, a crew member from the cab spritzes the windshield with water.

Amtrak train 57, the southbound Vermonter rolls through Wallingford with a pair of back-to-back P42s.

The Pennsylvanian passes Amish farms in the heart of its namesake State.

Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited shoves to Boston's South Station to begin boarding before its trip to Chicago

Amtrak’s westbound Pennsylvanian rushes through Rapho, Pennsylvania. The SW1200 and GE 65-tonner on the left are used by a propane unloading facility.

Amtrak's Pennsylvanian passes Alto Tower in Altoona, Pennsylvania just before a stop at the Amtrak station eastbound on the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line.

A westbound Amtrak Hartford Line train catches some late afternoon sun while crossing the historic Farmington River bridge in Windsor, CT. This sandstone arched bridge was built by New Haven Rail... (more)

Amtrak No. 14 the northbound Coast Starlight, rolls along the Carpenteria Bluffs to it's next stop in Santa Barbara.

Southeast meet. Non-rush hour service on the MTA Metro-North Railroad Upper Harlem Line is provided by shuttle diesel trains that meet the electric trains from Grand Central Terminal at Southeast ... (more)

The northbound Coast Starlight is nearing its next passenger stop at Dunsmuir.

P42 112 is looking pretty clean, and is a good example of the full Phase V livery including the red sill stripe across the nose, and Amtrak Blue number board with white frutiger numbers.

The Texas Eagle and a Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis train are neck and neck at the station.

Hours late, the Coast Starlight is about to reach the end of the climb out of the Sacramento River Canyon, around 20 minutes after departing Dunsmuir.

Shortly before leaning into the sweeping curve just north of Camarillo, the private car "Cyrus K. Holiday" has its rear platform blasted by the golden light of sunset as it brings up the... (more)