Metro North's Hudson division is regarded as one of the most scenic routes to travel by rail in the country, and it's sunsets like this that make it live up to its reputation.

The sun sets over Del Mar beach as a Coaster train pushes south.

A Hudson Line train pushes toward New York City past the frozen waves of the Hudson River as night descends.

An Acela train glides through Sherwood Island State Park and into the sunset.

Night falls over the icy Hudson River, viewed from the popular lookout at Dobbs Ferry.

As the sun sets on a beautiful spring day, a single Caterpillar powered GP15 chugs east out of Delhi with a string of cars loaded with corn. This former Minneapolis & St Louis line is now owned b... (more)

Rush Hour in Philadelphia

A low setting Winter Sun envelops the catenary as it meets the horizon casting a golden glow down the barrel of the Northeast Corridor. In the foreground, a fou... (more)

Pink sunset colors provide a backdrop for an evening Metro-North diesel on the Harlem Line.

611 runs from the last rays of sunlight at control point Edna in Reidsville, NC. The sun is also about to set on the classic Southern cantilever mast, as the hoodies are in place and ready to ass... (more)

Acela Exrpess at Twilight-
Amtrak's Acela Express led by AMTK #2025 rounds the bend on a long fill built by the PRR in the early 1900's an effort to reduce grade crossings and speed tra... (more)

The overhead catenary glistens in the Sun's last rays as Amtrak ACS-64 #624 leads a long distance train through Bristol Township in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Amtrak "Cities Sprinter" No. 636 charges north over the Susquehanna River passing the now closed "Perry" tower by the depot (to the right, out of Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64
Location: Perryville, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 636
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 28, 2016

A Pacific Surfliner heads through San Clemente at sunset, with the San Clemente pier and train station visible in the far background.

Photo from the series Railroad: Amtrak California
Locomotive: EMD F59PHI
Location: San Clemente, California, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 452
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 02, 2016

The Silver Star is running a few minutes early, passing through Edison just after sunset.

Two of Philadelphia's most prominent sky scrapers serve as backdrop for this photo featuring Amtrak's Acela Express as it rounds a sharp bend just shy of Bristol, PA.