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  1. Surprise Starlight

    Surprise Starlight

    Sporting three different locomotive models in three different paint schemes, the Coast Starlight rolls through Penoyar, California in September 1995. Next stop: Klamath Falls.
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  2. Yard Limit

    Seattle Sounder, Amtrak Cascades, and a Grain Train

    Sunday, October 18, 2015, was a cloudy day in Seattle. Normally the Sound Transit “Sounder” doesn’t run on Sunday, but it’s the Seahawks versus the Panthers so there are special trains to take fans to Century Link Field. October is also harvest time. Trains bring carloads of grain from Canada...
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    BNSF Bellingham Subdivision

    Saturday, October 10, 2014, along the BNSF Bellingham Subdivision brought strong winds and rain. BNSF 4882 leads a mixed consist train northbound just beyond the Bellingham station. The next morning, the weather cleared and the usual beautiful fall skies returned. Running on time, Amtrak...
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    Using Drones to Video Trains

    Using caution, drones can make a train video very dramatic and give a completely new perspective. Here's the Amtrak Cascades passing north along the shore near Seattle shot with a DJI Phantom Vision 2+
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    Emergency! Emergency! Emergency!

    While railfanning in Mukilteo, WA, I was waiting for the Amtrak Cascades when I heard on the scanner that it had stopped, having almost hit a trespasser.
  6. Limping North Cascades

    Limping North Cascades

    BNSF ES44C4 7175 leads an empty Amtrak Cascades through Nisqually, WA Northbound. The same train set was seen 4 hours before, sitting on the main in about the same location.
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    Everett Sub

    Hi ! I think it should be a great idea if the ex-CSX Everett Sub will be rebuild from Kingsland to Riceboro,GA for an High-Speed rail project for Amtrak which high-speed trains will be run on this future high speed railroad from Jacksonville-Savannah-Columbia-Raleigh-Richmond to...
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    Leaving Chicago Union Station

    Hello! Here is my view as our Amtrak Southwest Chief leaves Chicago Union Station. I hope you enjoy it! Leaving Chicago Union Station
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    Amtrak City of New Orleans: Memphis to Chicago

    Hello! Here is my first long-form video (in this case, five minutes!) It shows scenes from my ride last month on Amtrak's City of New Orleans from Memphis to Chicago. I hope you enjoy it! Amtrak City of New Orleans: Memphis to Chicago
  10. Northeast Corridor Action in Odenton and Martin Airport (Maryland) over the

    Northeast Corridor Action in Odenton and Martin Airport (Maryland) over the

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    Amtrak Morning Chase

    03/08/14 Sunny, peaceful and warmer than usual I to walk to catch Saturday morning Amtrak's at Inwood Hill Park. Here I saw Empire Service 250 with a double header chasing a Metro North Express train along the Water Level route and onto Spuyten Duyvil curve before it turns onto the bridge. Enjoy!
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    New Haven line trains on the NEC

    02/07/14 The day of ACS-64's revenue run I also caught a few Metro North Express trains on the New Haven line at Mamaroneck. Most are Cosmopolitans. Enjoy!
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    ACS-64 #600's Inaugural Revenue Run

    02/07/14 After getting a massive heads up I went to Mamaroneck, NY to catch Amtrak's New Sprinter ACS-64. The next generation of electric engines on the Northeast Corridor, #600 had its first revenue run on train 171. Soon these will be all you see on Amtrak non-Acela Express trains. Lots of...
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    Four Different Electric engines on the NEC

    at Mamaroneck. Had the opportunity to catch all four electric engines on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, HHP-8, AEM-7, ACES-64, and Acela Express Power Car which is rare. Enjoy :o
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    Two Amtrak's in a Blizzard

    Was waiting on one and got two since the first was really late
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    Why the Lake Shore Limited is the best...

    train ever
  17. One More South Bound

    One More South Bound

    A South bound NS train passes the Birmingham, AL Amtrak Station Platform.
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  18. Made In The Shade at Birmingham, AL

    Made In The Shade at Birmingham, AL

    A North bound NS train passing a moving South bound directly in front of the Amtrak Station in Birmingham, AL. The structure seen behind the trains is the former Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company generating plant.
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  19. South At The Platform

    South At The Platform

    Both of the Amtrak Station Platforms in Birmingham, AL can be seen is this shot as this South bound NS train rolls by.
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  20. More Color Than My Brain Can Handle

    More Color Than My Brain Can Handle

    It's always a great day when you can catch one (two) of KCS's Southern Belle painted locomotives! But catch one on a beautiful, blue sky filled day like today, and it's almost mind blowing! This Southbound train on NS tracks makes its way past Birmingham's Amtrak Station.
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