“Frostbite” — On December 16th, I watched some NEC action the day after a winter front hit the northeast. Among the traffic, we see a sprinter that was clearly left outside in the winter sto... (more)

Kicking Up a Cloud. Amtrak ACS-64 no. 648 is seen flying through Metuchen Station on the head end of Northeast Regional train 120 to New York.

Snow Patrol. Amtrak Acela power car 2035 is the lead unit on Acela Express train 2250, seen flying through Metuchen Station on the Northeast Corridor. Maintenance workers are vi... (more)

White on White. Amtrak Avelia Liberty power car 2139 is seen leading Acela Express train 2248 through the fresh snow at Metuchen Station.

Ice Cold Budds. Amtrak Metroliner cab car 9647 is the lead unit on Northeast Regional train 121, the Sunday only train that utilizes spare Keystone Service equipment. The cab ca... (more)

Amtrak train 19, westbound Crescent heading from New York City to New Orleans, makes its stop in Trenton before heading to points south. AMTK ACS-64 644 has 8 cars in tow. (Trenton, New ... (more)

Avelia in Action! Amtrak Avelia Liberty power car 2122 is the lead unit on Acela train 2154, seen passing through Harrison Station shortly after departing Newark Penn Station. A... (more)

Harrisburg, PA to New York Penn Station Amtrak Train 642 expresses through Edison, NJ on Northeast Corridor Track #2. On the hind end is AMTK 664 (ACS-64).

A first-gen Acela passes by Jersey Ave. on its way to Washington. The new Acela II trainsets will soon begin entering service causing these current sets to slowly start retiring.

A southbound Northeast Regional passed through the interlocking at Jersey Ave.

Sign of the New Acela in Trenton: A new Acela set passes through the Trenton Transit Center on a crew qualification run.

Dan D. in New Brunswick: Amtrak's "Dan D." Dandelion Yellow Crayola wrapped ACS-64 leads Northeast Regional no. 157 through New Brunswick on Mother's Day 2025. Note the par... (more)

Crayola in the Spotlight: Amtrak's Violet Blue Crayola wrapped ACS-64 is highlighted by golden hour light as it makes its way through the Elizabeth S-Curve on Mother's Day 2025.

(Violet) Blue Hour: One of two newly wrapped Amtrak Crayola units, paying tribute to the color Violet Blue, passes through NJ Transit's Jersey Avenue station with Amtrak's Carolinian... (more)

Amtrak Regional AMTK 121 (Sundays only or holidays observing a Sunday schedule) makes its station stop on Track 4 at Princeton Junction. AMTK 121 regularly uses Keystone push-pull equipment often ... (more)