The rails along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor glimmer ahead of its flagship train, the Acela, while lights from rush hour traffic create a shimmer along Interstate I-495 in Claymont, DE.

An Amtrak Regional Express snakes its way through a forest of catenary at sunset in Newark, DE.

Amtrak's Pennsylvanian makes a late afternoon appearance at sunset seen here sprinting past the Cornwells Heights station in Bensalem, PA.

Cornwells Heights began as “Cornwells,” and is th... (more)

Stormlight

Late afternoon storm clouds fail to block the light of a December sunset, creating a glint on just about everything in this scene, as Amtrak's Silver Star sprints through Claym... (more)

Backlit on a clear December evening, AMTK No. 652 leads a Regional Express on an elevated curve past Claymont station, bound for Philadelphia, PA and points north. A much more relaxing pace then ... (more)

A southbound Amtrak Regional Express is captured here just shy of the current Claymont, DE, station stop which is located on a elevated sweeping curve. To the left, is the new Claymont Regional T... (more)

A set of SEPTA Silverliner V's arrive in Claymont, DE, where a pair of retrofitted bus shelters suffice for a station. The original station, seen Railroad: SEPTA
Locomotive: Silverliner V
Location: Claymont, Delaware, USA
Locomotive #: SPAX 808
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 18, 2022

The Tortoise and the Hare

Amtrak's Acela catches up with a SEPTA commuter train, ducking the signal bridge in Claymont, DE. Spoiler alert - the "hare" wins this race.

An southbound Amtrak Regional powers through a sweeping curve in Claymont, DE, bypassing the station on the express track while en route to Wilmington.

An early evening SEPTA commuter train arrives at Norwood station, located in Pennsylvania, just under 8 miles south of Philadelphia. This section of track is part of Amtrak's NEC, though SEPTA al... (more)

84 Miles to New York City

Amtrak's long distance train from Miami, FL: "The Silver Star", continues its trek north to New York City, captured here at sunset in the Bridesburg section of P... (more)

An eastbound Amtrak Regional Express, led by AMTK #602, makes an appearance in Bensalem, PA just before sunset.

An eastbound Amtrak Regional Express charges through Metuchen, NJ, at sunset. The structure at the far left is Lincoln tower.

Dodging clouds, a setting sun illuminates the rails ahead of AMTK No. 626, which rounds the bend into Bristol, PA while en route to Trenton, NJ and points north. Note parts of Philadelphia's skyli... (more)

Originating in Miami, FL, Amtrak's Silver Star is captured in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia, sprinting north for an early evening arrival in New York City. The Sun, setting on the ROW, s... (more)