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  1. Southbound Coast Starlight

    Southbound Coast Starlight

    Arriving in Salem on a rainy day.
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  2. east_bay_alex

    Amtrak San Joaquin 710

    As of recently, Amtrak San Joaquin train 710 & 719 between Oakland and Bakersfield, CA have been using the new Siemens Venture passenger cars. I photographed southbound train 710 at Control Point: EBCS East Mariposa. In the background is the BNSF Mariposa Intermodal Facility. Lots of Amazon...
  3. Tardy Baby Builder

    Tardy Baby Builder

    Roughly seven hours late, the Portland Section of the Empire Builder rolls through Washougal, Washington. The train is around 30 miles from its terminus at Portland Union Station.
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  4. Tardy Builder

    Tardy Builder

    Running seven hours late, the Portland section of the Empire Builder highballs North Bonneville, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge.
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  5. Tardy Heritage

    Tardy Heritage

    Nearly six hours late, the westbound Empire Builder arrives at Wishram, Washington. Odds are 50/50 it will reach its destination at Union Station in Portland by sunset.
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    • Category: Western United States
  6. Columbia River Gorge

    Columbia River Gorge

    Amtrak's Empire Builder, the Portland, OR, section, races along the Columbia River on the Washington side of the river in late July of 2022. On the BNSF tracks, the train only a short time earlier departed Pasco, Washington. It was photographed from high atop a hill on the Oregon side of the river.
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  7. Columbia River Gorge

    Columbia River Gorge

    Amtrak's Empire Builder, the Portland, OR, section, races along the Columbia River on the Washington side of the river in late July of 2022. On the BNSF tracks, the train only a short time earlier departed Pasco, Washington. It was photographed from high atop a hill on the Oregon side of the river.
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  8. Amtrak crosses North Bosque River

    Amtrak crosses North Bosque River

    Amtrak No. 21, the Texas Eagle, crosses the North Bosque River at Clifton, Texas. Soon, it will meet BNSF 6355 awaiting at a siding. https://tinyurl.com/2mdh5bu9
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  9. BNSF 6355 in Clifton, Texas

    BNSF 6355 in Clifton, Texas

    BNSF train on siding in Clifton, Texas, after Amtrak No. 21 passes.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  10. Amtrak Sunset Ltd. at San Antonio

    Amtrak Sunset Ltd. at San Antonio

    Amtrak's Sunset Ltd. at San Antonio one early August morning. The train is parked alongside the historic Southern Pacific Sunset Station. The Texas Eagle, which will depart after the Sunset, is parked behind the train (not pictured). The overabundance of clouds, even at night, mar the scene.
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  11. Retro Starlight

    Retro Starlight

    Amtrak 11 passes the Eastmoreland Golf Course in Southeast Portland, Oregon. The train will terminate at Klamath Falls.
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  12. Amtrak in Winter Haven

    Amtrak in Winter Haven

    Amtrak Silver Meteor rolls along the shores of Lake Shipp in Winter Haven, Fla., on an October 2021 day.
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  13. Northbound Cascades

    Northbound Cascades

    Stopped at the station in the fog in Salem, OR.
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    • Category: Night Photos
  14. Glint at Canby

    Glint at Canby

    The northbound Coast Starlight is racing the sunset to Portland as it rolls through Canby, Oregon.
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  15. Rudolph the Red Nosed Diesel

    Rudolph the Red Nosed Diesel

    The southbound Coast Starlight arrives in Vancouver, Washington on a grubby afternoon. Lead unit AMTK 161 wears the Phase I paint scheme well.
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  16. Coast Starlight

    Coast Starlight

    Climbing Cuesta Pass north of San Luis Obispo
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  17. E

    Thought I would share this map I've been working on for a few years now!

    Hello everyone! In 2016, I decided to take the California Zephyr from Emeryville to Reno. Since I was getting into trains at the time, I thought it would be fun to mark out every railroad crossing along the way, plus the bridges and tunnels. Now, 4 years (5 years?) later, I'm still working on...
  18. Amtrak in New Mexico's beauty

    Amtrak in New Mexico's beauty

    Amtrak No. 3 rounds scenic curve at Romeroville, NM, just south of Las Vegas, NM, and off I-25. July 2016.
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  19. Amtrak Southwest Chief in scenic northern New Mexico

    Amtrak Southwest Chief in scenic northern New Mexico

    Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, rolls past scenic cliffs between Las Vegas, NM, and Lamy, NM, near San Jose, NM. June 2013.
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  20. AMTK 156

    AMTK 156

    Leading train 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, near Jefferson, OR.
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