Deep into the hills of West Virginia, The Capitol Limited makes it's way east through the Magnolia Cutoff.

Amtrak 125 eases around the curve off of the shared NS-CSX alignment between Cary and Raleigh and approaches the platform on the north side of Cary's depot. The Page-Walker Hotel, built in 1868, b... (more)

The last scheduled southbound Silver Star escapes before the twin blizzards of 2010 will shutdown the Mid-Atlantic region for a week.

Engineer Makosky on the westbound Capitol Limited as it decends Sand Patch grade and passes under the old WM Western Maryland Trestle AMTK 125 AMTK 48

The Silver Meteor is on time as it flies through Folkston.

Amtrak Cardinal # 50 slowly decreases in speed due to a parade of stopped trains ahead as a result of switch problems.

Almost to North Carolina

Look 'Ma, a man with four arms! Two crew members where walking one behind the other up to the St-Jean diamond to make sure there where no train coming. They could not get a green light because the... (more)

The Empire Builder streaks east just after sunrise for it's next stop at the Midway Depot in St. Paul.

Amtrak 6 pulls to a stop adjacent the former Rio Grande depot in Grand Junction as the head end crews swap and brief on the platform. Sitting adjacent in the west yard is the BNSF local power cons... (more)

The FRA track inspection vehicle DOTX 220 and an Amtrak P42 wait out the night at the Depot.

Deadheading "Sounder" coach (leased by VRE) up front

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr heads through the Kyune center siding, crossing over from main #1 to main #2 in the process. The train was running nearly five hours late making this photo ang... (more)

Northbound Palmetto sits at west a wye waiting for his coductor to climb onto the head end.r