Hundreds of families and fans took the opportunity to ride Acela Express up to 125mph on the first ever Acela excursions operated for National Train Day out of Washington DC. What a great crowd a... (more)

Quincy 2 leads the train back to Sunol

Quincy 2 pulls the train across the Farwell bridge on the way back to Sunol

Quincy 2 pulls the train back to Sunol

Clover Valley 4 splits what used to be SP semaphores at Brightside on the way back to Sunol

611 chuffs through Rockfish, fictional home of the old TV series, The Waltons.

611 smokes it up for a huge crowd during a photo runby.

Nearing its turn-around point, the dinner excursion slows for its return to Ft. Myers.

Somewhere between Northern Maine Jct. and Milo, a photo runby is made by BAR 44.

NKP 765 spots the Train Festival 2011 excursion at the former Rock Island depot at Bureau Junction, IL, for passenger loading.

NKP 765 hustles through Tiskilwa at track speed. Many railfans were out for the occasion.

On its Friday excursion, from Rock Island to Bureau and back, the 765 charges west through Sheffield, along Iowa Interstate's First Subdivision.

Wying train on the Oregon Trunk bridge. The Wishram station is to the right (east) where the passengers were detrained. Then the train was backed on to the bridge via the east leg of the wye. H... (more)

A Southern Railway special with the American Freedom engine #4449 crosses the NW/VGN main running northbound to Alexandria. At D.C., the engine will rejoin the AFT consist. After NS was created,... (more)