I was excited to see the late Cardinal in the morning at Ashland, KY as they depart the station further back on the left. There is a large C&O station and I saw an elaborate wedding set-up inside... (more)

Running several hours off schedule for the third time in the past week due to equipment issues in Chicago, Amtrak No. 50 (P050 on CSX), the eastbound "Cardinal", leaves the skyline of th... (more)

An over 5 hour late westbound Amtrak Cardinal makes a rare daylight appearance as it nears Cincinnati on its scenic journey along the Ohio River.

Amtrak's Cardinal bursts out of the fog that has settled along the Ohio River, passing the last C&O Cantilever along this route.

Amtrak PO50, the Cardinal, ambles by the last C&O signal on the CSX Kanawha Sub...and probably the whole mainline, in Russell. Luckily Amtrak was two hours late at this otherwise dark shot...and l... (more)

A delightful spring morning found Amtrak's Train #50, the eastbound Cardinal, running late through Catlettsburg. It's passing a stopped local.

"Next Stop Maysville!" Usually leaving the Queen City around 3:30 in the morning the first November eastbound Cardinal leaves the Queen city nearly 7 hours late after the westbound was l... (more)

"Extremely Late Bird" Usually seen in the wee hours of the morning around 1 and 2 am, the westbound Cardinal usually doesn't make daylight appearances in this area. But due to multiple i... (more)

P050 rounds the horn at KC Jct turning east toward Russel, Huntington and eventually DC.

AMTK 50 makes its first Daylight appearance of 2018 in Covington running about 8 hours and 45 minutes late. Tucking under the endangered B&O CPL on the former C&O Cincinnati to Russell mainline. ... (more)

Running over 10 hours late due to a CSX freight train derailment on the Ohio River Bridge connecting Cincinnati and Covington, Amtrak train 50 (P050 on CSX), the eastbound "Cardinal", makes a rare... (more)

The ending of an era

Escaping the scrappers torch for a number of months, the quad-track bridge at NC Cabin still stands to this day, but their days are severely numbered, as the opp... (more)

NS train 951, the AAPRCO convention special, is beginning its final leg into Louisville after meeting train 376 at Tucker. "The Spirit of St. Louis" operated from Chicago to Cincinnati ... (more)

A shot that will probably never be duplicated ever again. NS 951, the AAPRCO Saint Louis Convention passenger train, rolls under the Southern searchlights at Delaplain on a gloomy and rainy fall d... (more)