Waiting for a southbound train to bring out of town.
The Capitol Limited reaches its final destination as other P42s are waiting for southbound trains to bring out of town.
An Amtrak Washington Terminal yard conductor gives hand signals to his engineer as they maneuver a diesel through the overbuild of Union Station. The electric motor has already been removed and t... (more)
Amtrak's NEW Veteran's Unit has been unveiled! Here is a shot of the custom, mulit-part, decal that is the centerpiece of this unique livery. The service ribbons (running left to right) encompas... (more)
Two MP36s idle in Union Station as the snow starts to accumulate in late March.
#24 waits for the next train going south, and will take over for the electric motor that brings it in from the north.
K Tower is the nerve center of Washington Terminal and well over a century old and has seen everything from steam to the new MP36 commuter locomotives. Photo taken from the rear of the Capitol Li... (more)
The engineer's view of the spaceship-like Acela; the fastest train in North America.
Washington Terminal utilizes the largest pool of small switchers in the Amtrak system, and three different models are seen among the four units in this shot. Two of which are one-of-a-kinds on Am... (more)
Four trains for the price of one.
A heavy snow squall falls upon the nation's capital in early March.
Norfolk Southern equipment staged for National Train Day 2013 sits on tracks normally used by commuter trains in Union Station, making operations a bit of a challenge and track assignments a bit u... (more)
