A hippo soaks up the little bit of winter sun offered between the sheets of clouds outside Washington Union Station.

Amtrak Thanksgiving extra train 1063 heads southbound for Washington with borrowed MARC equipment.

A MARC Bilevel Cab Car being pushed through Relay, MD by MARC 28. The conductor doesn't seem thrilled.

The lone ranger still going strong.

Three of a kind makes for an artsy composition.

One of the new Chargers in the Midwestern paint scheme visits the NEC for testing, but sister units are destined for MARC service in the future. This MARC MP36 tows the "Charger X" to the yard aft... (more)

One of the new Chargers destined for Midwestern assignments was a part of this MARC train and is headed for testing on the NEC. Note the yellow wheels and instrumentation cables. This type of lo... (more)

One of the last Hippos in operation in the world, HHP8 4915 moves away from Seabrook with a fairly loaded train bound for Washington DC.

DC bound commuter train on the old Penn Route shoving its way into the Beltway where MP54s once trundled.

An MPI MP36PH-3C leads a Washington to Baltimore rush hour train as it pulls into Seabrook to pick up passengers.

An aerial view lets us see combine 2 elements for an intricate shot. The leader for MARC train P881 is #71 (GP39H-2). These geeps are getting harder and harder to find out on the road. We also ca... (more)

Is THAT our train? Nope. Some passengers waiting for a train get a rare surprise with MARC 68 heading back to Odenton MW Base after performing protect duties.

MARC Meatball waiting for the next run. Photo taken with required PPE.

As Maryland Area Regional Commuter P875 arrives at Point of Rocks, Maryland on June 6, 2016, we catch a view of it passing the Gothic Revival station. Built in 1873 by the B&O Railroad, the struct... (more)

The conductor prepares to highball out of town.