Amtrak Next Gen Acela train 2158 arrives in Wilmington, Delaware on July 20, 2026, as SEPTA Wilmington Line train 9220 prepares for its departure.
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Amtrak Next Gen Acela train 2158 arrives in Wilmington, Delaware on July 20, 2026, as SEPTA Wilmington Line train 9220 prepares for its departure.
Amtrak Next Gen Acela train 2158 arrives in Wilmington, Delaware on July 20, 2026, as SEPTA Wilmington Line train 9220 prepares for its departure.
TRE F59PHI number 569 pushes on the rear of an eastbound Trinity Railway Express commuter train at Calloway Road crossing in far east Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday July 19, 2026.
For the United States' 250th anniversary of independence, many American railroads painted locomotives in celebration. While Amtrak did repaint an entire Acela trainset, they also more modestly added decals of a couple different designs to handful of both diesel and electric locomotives.
Here is the America 250 decal on AMTK 318, seen during the locomotive's Houston station stop while on the first trip for Chargers on the Sunset LImited.
AMT1 15 (Westbound Sunset Limited)
AMTK ALC-42 #318
AMTK ALC-42 #329
Houston, TX
July 15th, 2026
As of mid-2026, Amtrak has more than 75 ALC-42's running across the United States (on their way up to an order of 125). However, several long distance trains are not on the lineup for the Chargers due to issues with procuring DEF for mid-route refueling (the other two are the California Zephyr and Southwest Chief).
It seems Amtrak ironed out that logistical concerns for the Sunset Limited, as by mid-July the Chargers are now regular power on Trains 1 and 2.
Here is #1, a couple hours late and shoving eastward the last mile to the Houston Amtrak depot. This is not the train's normal route into the station, but on this evening TD2 elected to run a freight train through the depot first. This required Amtrak to go past the station on the Freight Main of UP's Houston Sub, then shove in on the Passenger Main behind the freight. A UP-caused delay of 20 minutes.
AMT1 15 (Westbound Sunset Limited)
AMTK ALC-42 #318
AMTK ALC-42 #329
Houston, TX
July 15th, 2026
Trailing on the rear of 1H87 1829 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central Royal Scotsman service arrival into Glasgow Central station.
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1H87 1829 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central Royal Scotsman service arrival into Glasgow Central station.
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1H87 0749 Bridge of Orchy to Wemyss Bay Royal Scotsman service arrival into Wemyss Bay station.
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1H87 1829 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central Royal Scotsman service arrival into Glasgow Central station.
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1H87 1829 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central Royal Scotsman service arrival into Glasgow Central station.
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The last month was a crazy one for me. Visiting a country in an active war, seeing completely new kinds of trains and witnessing all sorts of other things. I will be slowly publishing my pictures from my 2 week Ukraine trip in the upcoming months while trying to accompany them with accounts of what I had seen or felt.
Our first week was spent in Виноградів on the line from Батьово to Солотвино І. This place is one of the last in the world, where it's possible to spot a classic green M62 with a passenger train.
In 2009 М62-1103 of the Чоп depot received a special green livery with details in colours of the Ukrainian flag. It carries this livery to this day. On 3.07.2026 we photographed the locomotive upon arrival at Батьово with the daily night train no. 13 from Солотвино І to Київ - the capital city of Ukraine. Here the locomotive decouples from the carriages and an electric takes the consist towards thedestination.
The train starts its journey relatively early in the afternoon (15 sharp) and it needs a whole 18 hours 19 minutes to cover the route, which is just 550km as the crow flies. In reality, the trip is over 1000 kilometers long, as the tracks wind across the country.. In comparisson, the same journey by car would only be around 740km long and would take around 11-12 hours.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
A DB Class 146 leads an S Bahn commuter train out of Dresden Hauptbahnhof. This station was built between 1892 and 1898 to accomodate Dresden's rapidly increasing demand for rail transportation. Before the railways were nationalized, each operator had its own terminal station in the city, creating logistical challenges for through traffic. The need arose for a central station that could connect all rail lines passing through Dresden, leading to the building that exists today. The station was heavily damaged in the 1945 bombing of Dresden; it was not fully restored until 2006.
Eine Lokomotive der DB-Baureihe 146 zieht einen S-Bahn-Pendlerzug aus dem Dresdner Hauptbahnhof. Dieser Bahnhof wurde zwischen 1892 und 1898 gebaut, um der schnell wachsenden Nachfrage nach Schienenverkehr in Dresden gerecht zu werden. Vor der Verstaatlichung der Eisenbahnen hatte jeder Betreiber seinen eigenen Kopfbahnhof in der Stadt, was logistische Herausforderungen für den Durchgangsverkehr mit sich brachte. Es entstand der Bedarf an einem Zentralbahnhof, der alle durch Dresden verlaufenden Eisenbahnlinien miteinander verbinden konnte, was zu dem heute bestehenden Gebäude führte. Der Bahnhof wurde bei der Bombardierung Dresdens im Jahr 1945 schwer beschädigt; er wurde erst 2006 vollständig restauriert.
1H09 Edinburgh Waverly to Inverness. Class 43 Intercity HST 125 set in Scotrail Inter7citys livery seen here heading north on the HML on the approach to the loop at Kincraig.
Stagecoach Cumberland Volvo B5TL - Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini III open top double decker bus is seen at Seatoller working a 78 to Seatoller.
Stagecoach Cumberland ADL E40D - ADL Enviro400 MMC is seen at Nest Brow not in service.
Stagecoach Cumberland ADL E40D - ADL Enviro400 MMC is seen at Nest Brow working a 555 to Lancaster.
A nice, sunny snapshot of 484002 trundling along Ryde Pier having just set off with the 2D31 15:26 Ryde Pier Head - Shanklin service.
LNER 8P 4-6-2 Class A4 No 60009 'Union of South Africa' departs from Nottingham Midland Station (0741) with Classic Days 1Z50 Special 'The North Briton' to Carlisle via Sheffield on 11th March 1995.
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