Specially painted Amtrak P42 No. 42 hustles the westbound Pennsylvanian with six Amfleet through Landisville, Pa., on Sept. 30, 2013. Photo by Mark W. Hoffman […]
Veterans’ display
Railroad: Amtrak
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 14 – Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry
Host Drew Halverson heads trackside again, but this time from a slightly different perspective aboard Amtrak and Metra intercity trains. His trek from Milwaukee, Wis., routes him to Chicago’s historic Union Station to the downtown lakefront to the Museum of Science and Industry, featuring The Great Train Story, a magnificent HO scale layout, and a […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 14 – Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry
Host Drew Halverson heads trackside again, but this time from a slightly different perspective aboard Amtrak and Metra intercity trains. His trek from Milwaukee, Wis., routes him to Chicago’s historic Union Station to the downtown lakefront to the Museum of Science and Industry, featuring The Great Train Story, a magnificent HO scale layout, and a […]
Amtrak crew districts
At the beginning of February 2006, the company had 56 active “T & E” (train and engine) crew bases at 53 locations, where conductors and engineers reported to work, ready to handle from 233 to 286 daily departures. (New York, Washington, and Harrisburg, Pa., have two districts originating from one base.) That year, Amtrak closed […]
Photo gallery: Amtrak’s Michigan Line track improvements
FULL SCREEN Ties await installation on the unused brick platform at Chelsea, Mich., east of Jackson. FULL SCREEN A Norfolk Southern tie gang finishes up for the day east of Chelsea. FULL SCREEN One mile further east, a tamper pushes gravel under and around newly installed ties at Chelsea, Mich. FULL SCREEN A laser beam […]
Amtrak ‘Crescent’ to be canceled on select dates this winter NEWSWIRE
ATLANTA – Service will be canceled on Amtrak’s Crescent route between Atlanta and New Orleans will be canceled on select dates between Jan. 6 and Feb. 6. The cancellations are due to track work being performed by Norfolk Southern. Train Nos. 19 and 20 normally operate between New York and New Orleans. Service will be […]
Now arriving
An Amtrak San Joaquin train arrives at Emeryville, Calif., as the afternoon rush comes into full swing on Aug. 27, 2013. Photo by Michael S. Murray […]
Diesel under wire
Amtrak P42 No. 185 leads the Pennsylvanian through Lancaster, Pa., on April 21, 2013. Photo by Michael T. Burkhart […]
Pinch hitter
Amtrak Dash-8 No. 512 substitutes for the regular P42 on the Pennsylvanian at Lancaster, Pa., on April 21, 2013. Photo by Michael T. Burkhart […]
Industrial legacy
Amtrak AEM-7 No. 907 rolls north at Marcus Hook, Pa., about 15 miles south of Philadelphia on the Northeast Corridor, on April 7, 2013. The train is passing through the industrial landscape typical of the Northeast. Photo by Michael T. Burkhart […]
Night moves
New England Central GP38-2 No. 3850 leads a southbound local on the Palmer Subdivision through Windsor, Vt., on May 10, 2013. Photo by William Gill […]
Amtrak to end food service on ‘Hiawatha’ route NEWSWIRE
A southbound ‘Hiawatha’ at Maple Street departing Milwaukee. Brian Schmidt MILWAUKEE – Amtrak will discontinue food service on the Hiawatha route effective July 1. The Hiawatha trains are not equipped with a cafe car; an employee provides snack service on a cart throughout the train on select trains, weekdays only. Peg Schmitt, with the Wisconsin Department […]
