A colorful assortment of power sits at the Ivy City Engine Terminal in Washington DC on a September day in 1975. Front and center is Southern Railway E8A 6905 (ex-SOU 2928, built 9/51), still in ... (more)
The Corridor Clipper is an Amfleet I modified by Amtrak into a Track Geometry Car that includes a pantograph on its roof.
The VIP special from Norfolk, VA arrives in DC the day after the inaugural run of this new service. On the rear is the Amtrak Beech Grove with a Christmas Wreath drumhead, NS full dome and CSX Gr... (more)
937 waits for its next assignment on a gloomy December day.
A utility employee cleans the windshield while all exterior lights are tested on the 904 in preparation for its next turn.
One of the last great train terminals looks resplendent in the colors of a December sunset. The flags are at half-mast for the recent Sandy Hook massacre.
Departing for Fredericksburg beneath the Capitol dome, glowing in the late afternoon light
Who among us wouldn't like to climb into the left hand seat box behind the fireman of Southern Ps-4 Pacific 1406 on this 1941 afternoon at Washington Union Station's Ivy City Engine Terminal? Perh... (more)
The 910 catches a breather before the next trip north.
New and old - P40 and P42 - Phase IV and Phase V
The 2012 AAPRCO mega train stretched from the lower level overbuild to to Metro NoMa/Florida Ave station once it was completely assembled.
The locomotives that served VRE for most of its first decade are now all retired, including RP39-2C V01 and RP40-2C V21.
The 2012 AAPRCO special is almost ready to depart. Hat's off to the Washington Terminal folks for accommodating this 29 car monster train on a busy Monday morning, ensuring an on time departure.
Laying over while the commuters are hard at work.
MARC Trains sit under the parking garage of Union Station, stacked up and ready to bring commuters home.
