With a time-tested P42 up front, the Cardinal sails past the long-closed RO Cabin, once the building responsible for operations at the once-sprawling Handley yard.

“Mile 692”
Amtrak’s Floridian {Train 41(21)}, here eastbound on No. 1 track at CHERRY RUN, would, within seconds of the exposure, diverge onto No. 4 track, and take the rive... (more)

A 7+ hour late Amtrak 41 arrives in Martinsburg behind 2 Chargers. The Floridian was delayed due to flooding in western MD and PA.

Amtrak 30 heads east, across Back Creek, with a heritage unit leader and a former "Pepsi can" trailing.

Amtrak Capitol Limited Train 30 exits the Graham Tunnel and crosses the Potomac River with a colorful consist. Behind engines 40, heritage 130 and 28 are five private cars in route to Washington, ... (more)

An Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH makes a rare appearance on Train 50, the eastbound Cardinal. The Siemens Charger (trailing) had airbrake issues on the prior westbound run (2-5-25) and was terminated in Cin... (more)

Capitol Limited approaching Hapers Ferry station

The westbound "Capitol Limited" passes over the Magnolia Cutoff and the Potomac River on a nice summer evening.

Friends Meet: As Capitol Limited #29 performs a station stop at the iconic hillside town of Harpers Ferry, WV, the engineer of the train meets a good friend of his who is in town to watch some of ... (more)

P42DC #75, in the new Phase VII scheme, is rolling to a stop at the art deco station of Prince, W.Va. This station has certainly seen better days. Years of lack of maintenance and TLC is starting ... (more)

The WV Curves: After departing Martinsburg, Amtrak 30 winds through the curves of the Cumberland Subdivison on its way to Harpers Ferry for another station stop.

The "Capitol Limited" rolls through the "Magnolia Cutoff" on a warm summer morning with the P1 Heritage unit leading.

Ronceverte Refreshments: AMTK 160, the Pepsi Can, leads the westbound Cardinal through Ronceverte, West Virginia, along the CSX Alleghany Subdivision.

The Capitol Limited arrives Martinsburg.

Alleghany Ascents: AMTK 331, a new charger, leads the eastbound Cardinal out of the Alleghany Tunnel, as it passes a loaded coal train on track one on the left side of the frame. The elevation of... (more)