A reverse commute VRE train enters the interlocking at RO bound for DC while an outbound enters the Long Bridge in the background.

A Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania bound VRE train passes RO on their way south.

The Washington Monument and US Capitol frame reverse commute VRE 336 as their MP36 shoves the train towards DC.

VRE 329 heads into Crystal City with the US Capitol in the background across the Potomac River.

A Manassas bound Virginia Railway Express train heads away from Washington DC with one of the many MP36s on the VRE roster leading.

A Virginia Railway Express commuter train, pulled by MP36PH-3C V67, threads its way through the maze of double-slip switches in Washington Union Station as it brings another trainload of passenger... (more)

An afternoon VRE Fredericksburg Line service passing by the Lorton Concrete Plant as it makes its way down to Woodbridge for its next stop.

VRE Fredericksburg Line train 307 pulls into its namesake town.

Originally a late-model C&O GP40 this unit has been converted for commuter service and will soon be painted. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Three of a kind. VRE cab cars are lined up in the Ivy City Coach Yard.

Fredericksburg Line train 307 heads south into Virginia at dusk as they pass through RO.

Hot on the heels of Amtrak's Auto Train, a VRE commuter train catches up on the trestle.

Hot on the heels of Amtrak's Auto Train, a VRE commuter train catches up on the trestle.

Washington’s Union Station can be a busy place, with Amtrak, MARC and Virginia Railway Express trains both utilizing the facility. On the left is Amtrak train 176, which has just cutoff its P42... (more)

Double Blast! A southbound Virginia Railway Express (VRE) train is seen emerging from the portal of the 1st St Tunnel, headed to Broad Run on the Manassas Line. Leading the train is MPI... (more)