Amtrak turned 40!

Ok, so I'm late to the party. You can catch up over at Amtrak's site here.

Steam and Snow on the White Pass

On April 27, 2011, the White Pass & Yukon took their steam-powered rotary snowplow out for a workout - with two steam engines as power.

Magnificent.

ExploreNorth took the above video, and has more at their blog here.

In The Heat Of The Night

Travelling home from Arkansas today... and somehow, this just felt right.



Never hurts that it features a Gulf Mobile & Ohio passenger train, either.