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 late due to a CSX derailment that had blocked their route north of Cincinnati, Amtrak train P050-05, The Cardinal, rolls through Covington, Kentucky, passing the backdrop of ... (more)

The A Street overpass at Clifton Forge provides a place to take photos of passing trains. It makes for a nice juxtaposition from the modern and this vintage with the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical S... (more)

The Feb. 15th P050 has been annulled at Huntington, W.Va. due to washouts and flooding in the New River Gorge. The plan called for the crew to take the train to Barboursville, W.Va. to turn the tr... (more)

Bridge Dash In a rare move in the 2020s, AMTK 519, a dash 8, leads the westbound Amtrak Cardinal along the Buckingham Branch over the trestle in Woolen Mills, in the eastern end of Charlottesvill... (more)

Fishersville Swing: In a rare move in the 2020s, AMTK 519, a dash 8, leads the westbound Amtrak Cardinal along the Buckingham Branch through Fishersville, Virginia, just a few miles from its nex... (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)

Amtrak 50 leans into the curve past the Augusta Co-op with a rare Dash 8 leading.

Amtrak 51 enters the S curves at Staunton during a winter storm.

Three P42s lead the eastbound Cardinal out of Staunton in the snow.

Dash 8's And Cityscapes. After arriving and disembarking passengers at Chicago Union Station, Amtrak's inbound Cardinal has finished its wye move and is seen shoving into the yard at 18th S... (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)

Though ALC-42’s have been making more frequent appearances on the Chicago-bound Cardinal service, it’s P42DC #148 in charge of the train as it arrives at Alexandria Union Station on track 2.

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

11.11.88 Orange, VA 3:40 PM. AMT 333 F40PH. On the point westbound #51 Cardinal entering the former C&O Piedmont Subdivision tracks on its way to Charlottesville.. The yard tracks in the foregrou... (more)