Amtrak (AMTK) 393 - EMD F40PHR

Amtrak 8 heading to Red Wing and Chicago. The train is on Main 2 and heading to Main 1 for the appx 10 mile trip to Milwaukee Road rails at Hastings.

AMTK 393 hauls a couple guys around the track at the Hesston Steam Museum on a sweltering Sunday afternoon

Amtrak #26 eastbound in Echo Canyon, MP 951.

Sometimes things went well, and I got to see some trains while working. This day I was making a delivery to the Budweiser distributor in Ottumwa-which was across the street from the BNSF ex Q main. Good timing-got to see #6 roll by with 19 cars while waiting for the dock.

#8 passes Grand Crossing. The tower is being prepared to move to Copeland Park.

Amtrak #7 'The Empire Builder' pounds the BN diamonds at Grand Crossing.

Amtrak Talgo Pendular southbound leaving Kelso

Amtrak 752 northbound meets a very late Amtrak 751 (393) southbound at the Kelso station

It's 4:25 in the afternoon at Alexandria VA as Amtrak 393 leads train 81, the Silver Star, on its southbound run. The crew is looking right into a low sun this afternoon; sister 375 trails the lead unit.

Led by AMTK 393 and 225

heading west with 13 coaches

Amtrak's no.86, the northbound New England Express, sits at Alexandria VA in August 1995. F40 393 is trailed by a dinette and five Amcoaches.

AMTK 393, exact date unknown

Train 475 southbound at Quarry Jct., soon to be CP QUARRY, as it will be single track north of here to CP NEW in Newington.

Train 412 northbound at CP Cedar. Note Cedar Hill yard lead coming in at left and new signal mast erected next to old one. Amtrak was busy single-tracking the Springfield line at this time.