Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train 9212, consisting of GE Silverliner IV EMU cars (with SEPA 429 on the point) rushes past an Amtrak test train being assembled at Amt... (more)
On August 27, 2025 Amtrak ran an excursion for the media and political dignitaries to tout the launch the following day of NextGen Acela service. Trainset #11 operated as train 880(27), seen here ... (more)
Amtrak 138 passes a SEPTA train on a busy evening at the Wilmington Amtrak Station with a nice sunset in the background.
Holiday Lights Express. The authentically painted Baltimore and Ohio Railroad SW1 8408 (EMC, 1940) is a key member of the roster at the Wilmington & Western Railroad. On Friday, December 16... (more)
There are a lot of interesting locomotives at Amtrak's Wilmington Maintenance Facility: Stored HHP-8s (as well as a single GE 80-ton and a rebuilt SW9 [now called an SW1000]), brand-new ALC-42 di... (more)
With Just A little Paint. AMTK 909 (AEM-7, EMD/ASEA, 10/1980) was not one of the "toasters" selected for upgrade to AC electronics, but was repainted, and looks fairly respectable... (more)
A trio of new Chargers at the Wilmington Shops.
An Acela I passes a brand new Charger undergoing testing.
An Acela heads south out of Wilmington on an unseasonably warm afternoon.
171 departs Wilmington at the beginning of the PM rush on the Northeast Corridor.
KP701 returns to Wilmington after swapping cars at the shops at Bear. Bringing up the rear is an ex-GO Transit GP40TC, now rebuilt to GP38 specs.
Wilmington & Western 58 crosses the Ashland Truss Bridge on its excursion to Hockessin on a beautiful June afternoon.
M216-29 is eastbound on the Philadelphia Subdivision, as it crosses Brandywine Creek.
Wilmington & Western 58 works its passenger train up the grade out of the Wooddale Rock Cut.
Amtrak GP38 723, getting some work done in the carrier's Wilmington Maintenance Facility, was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as Louisville & Nashville GP38 4003 in June 1970, this... (more)
