Eastbound Amtrak ducks under the Amrose CPL as the engineer gives us his best Richard Nixon impression.

The Capitol Limited has been a fixture on this line minus 10 years since 1923. Also a fixture on this former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline are it's color position signals. This week marks t... (more)

Dragging through the New River Gorge at a shade over 5 hours late, the eastbound Amtrak Cardinal attempts to make up time, after encountering a service disruption in Hamilton, OH overnight.

Amtrak's Capital Limited stops to pick up a few passengers heading west to Chicago.

The Eastbound Cardinal heads into the old Manns Tunnel. Opened in the mid 1870's as a single track rock tunnel, it was expanded in 1904 for double track, and reverted back to single track in 1932... (more)

Amtrak # 30 arriving at the historic B&O station in Harpers Ferry, WV

The Westbound Cardinal approaches the former C&O depot in Alderson to board two passengers.

Blasting out of Ft. Spring Tunnel and under the 1940's era C&O cantilever, Amtrak's westbound Cardinal catches the late evening sun on its trek across the Alleghanies to Hinton, Charleston, and po... (more)

Phase IV locomotive 184 painted for Amtrak's 40th Anniversary in 2011 leads the westbound Capitol Limited while making its routine station stop in Martinsburg, WV in front of the old Baltimore and... (more)

Amtrak engineer sheilds his eyes from the bright evening sun as PO 29 heads West

Blasting through St. Albans under darkness, the Chicago destined westbound Amtrak Cardinal passes the C&O Depot in St. Albans on a mild summer night.

The eastbound Cardinal heads through St. Albans with North Carolina Dept Of Transportation 1893 trailing.

After spending the 4th of July in Spencer, NC during the 30th Anniversary celebration of Norfolk Southern, Amtrak's Phase I 'Bloody Nose' P42DC leads the westbound Cardinal by the Chesapeake & Ohi... (more)

Amtrak Phase I Heritage 156 leads the Capitol Limited westbound over Interstate 81 in Martinsburg, WV.

On a rainy and foggy day, the Capitol Limited crosses the Potomac River bound for Chicago with the private cars Pacific Union, City of Angels and Southern Hospitality dome car in tow.

Amtrak PO 29 running only 6 minutes late is crossing the Harpers Ferry Bridge in the historic park as it slows for the station stop

The Cardinal makes track speed as it heads for it's next stop at Montgomery.

Amtrak's Chicago destined westbound Cardinal has just paused in the bottom of the New River Gorge at Prince, to allow four passengers to board, and nine to detrain at the Art-Deco style Pri... (more)

Amtrak Train P050 makes his way East through the Alderson station which is a 'Flag Stop' which means he has to go apx. 5 MPH to make sure that no passengers are wanting to board.

CPH's New River Train makes his way West through Thurmond on a late Fall afternoon on his way back to Huntington.

Amtrak's westbound Cardinal has just arrived at the White Sulphur Springs Depot, home of The Greenbrier Resort. The station platform is busy, as passengers detrain and prepare to board the Chicago... (more)

Passing the EAS at WS Cabin, west of the White Sulphur Springs Station, Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal reduces from track speed, preparing to observe the station stop. Fall colors are near peak in hi... (more)

An hour late Capitol Limited rolls into Martinsburg, WV station as Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival takes place at the old B&O Roundhouse grounds October 20, 2012. The photo taken from the ra... (more)

Crossing the New River at Hawks Nest, the 2012 Collis P. Huntington New River Train hugs the banks of the New River, on its late afternoon excursion from Hinton to Huntington. The 2012 consist inc... (more)

Passing under the World Famous New River Gorge Bridge, towering 876' over the New River, the 2012 Collis P. Huntington New River Train passes through Fayette Station, enroute to Hinton from... (more)

The morning Cardinal heads east out of Hinton in fall colors.

Amtrak's Capitol Limited is stretched out across the Potomac River Bridge crossing from West Virginia into Maryland after the station stop at Harpers Ferry. The train will enter the Harpers Ferry ... (more)

Exiting Stretchers Neck Tunnel, the only tunnel on CSX's New River Subdivision, Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal prepares to board passengers at Prince, before continuing east. The tri-weekly Cardinal ... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal briefly pauses in downtown Alderson, observing its 'flag stop' before continuing east along the route of the C&O's George Washington. Fall colors are post peak at this ... (more)

Idling in St. Albans to allow passengers to detrain, the 2012 Collis P. Huntington New River Train has nearly completed its first weekend of fall foliage excursions between Huntington and Hinton o... (more)

The New River Train makes there way back to Huntington under the classic C&O cantilever.

The New River Train passes under one of the few remaining C&O siganls left on the New River Subdivision.

Amtrak train #50 makes his was east through Stretchers Neck Tunnel in Prince.

Operating for its second weekend of the 2012 season, the Collis P. Huntington New River Train arrives in St. Albans with its 29 car consist stretched across town. Once passengers board the train w... (more)

Passing through the town of Thurmond on its second to last excursion of 2012, the New River Train and its consist of three P42DC's and 29 passenger cars passes the historic structures, and under t... (more)

Bringing up the markers, Georgia Railroad's 'Dearing' and 28 passenger cars consist of the 2012 New River Train, as it travels east along the C&O, passing the Thurmond Post Office and Depot.

Amtrak's eastbound Capitol Limited departs historic Harpers Ferry, WV, on a cool fall morning, as seen from the Loudon Heights overlook.

On a brisk winter like evening along the banks of the New River in the community of Prince, a woman passenger studies her novel from the cozy, Art-Deco style passenger station. Serving Amtrak's Ca... (more)

Thanks to heads up from Dave Davies I was able to catch PO 30 with heritage engine 156 as the second unit. Train also had two NS coaches on the back of the train.

Amtrak PO 30 Led By Engine 47, 166,129 East

Westbound on the route of Amtrak's Cardinal, a deadhead move of 8 dead in tow Amtrak P40DC locomotives glides through St. Albans, westbound on the CSX Kanawha Subdivision. The locomotives are enro... (more)

Backlit by the low morning sun, a deadhead move of retired P40DC's uses the cross over at the former location of 'Coal Dock', westbound on the Kanawha Subdivision in St. Albans. Destined for Beech... (more)

The Cardinal makes track speed as it passes through Marmet enroute to Montgomery for its next stop.

Amtrak 25 leads the Capitol Limited past Hobbs between Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Amtrak PO 30 passes through Bardane Wv on a nice sunny day

The eastbound Capitol Limited approaches Hobbs between Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Amtrak train number 50 kicks up the fresh snow enroute to Hinton for there next stop.

The eastbound Capitol Limited passes through the modest yard at Hancock with its many switchstands, this morning decorated with snow, with a bit more falling.

Eastbound Cardinal rolls through a distinctly C&O scene near Hinton, Wv.

Opened by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in June 1946 the station at Prince, West Virginia proudly served the surrounding region as a gateway to the C&O’s passenger trains of the era. Fast forwar... (more)

Amtrak running 40 minutes late passes by CW cabin as it starts to slow for there stop in Hinton.

Emerging from the east portal of Ft. Spring Tunnel, Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal catches the morning sun, eastbound on the C&O mainline to Clifton Forge from Hinton.

A rainy day look back through time... No stops today... CSX's office car special passes the White Sulphur Springs station enroute to Hinton, W.Va., and points west from Richmond, Va. White ... (more)

As three passengers disembark from Amtrak's Chicago destined Cardinal, Amtrak's Phase II heritage P42DC departs from Prince Station under the cover of darkness.

Amtrak PO 30 East passes CSX critter doing track work at Hobbs

Amtrak 145 leads P051 as it goes from number one main to single main. P051 will meet a eastbound 5.2 miles at Mt. Carbon when the track goes back to double main.

The Capitol Limited crosses the Potomac River from Maryland into West Virginia on a beautiful Spring

The tri-weekly Cardinal blast thru the crossovers at Sandstone on CSXT New River Sub eastbound. The train is only a few minutes from the 10:29 station stop at Hinton, WV.

AMTK 824 leads the westbound Capitol Limited near Bardane, West Virginia.

The Capitol Limited pauses briefly over the Potomac River before continuing east to Washington D.C.

The westbound Capitol Limited crosses the Potomac into Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

The morning Cardinal running late slows to check for passengers at Thurmond.

Amtrak Capital Limited train #29 arrives at Martinsburg.

The evening Cardinal passes over the bridge at the bottom of Hawks Nest resort.