Amtrak's "Silver Meteor" in golden early morning light
The northbound Silver Meteor is seconds away from its station stop at Florence, S.C.
Amtrak #618, leads the Silver Meteor past the station at Elizabeth. Off to the right can be seen the clock tower from the restored Central Railroad of New Jersey station.
A remanufactured AEM-7AC leads the northbound Silver Meteor through Edison on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak's Long distance trains are starting to look like traditional passenger trains again no... (more)
98 passes through a work zone as it drifts towards 30th Street.
The Silver Meteor is running about 15 minutes early on this Easter Sunday as it rolls through Lincoln interlocking at 10:09am. The train will gain even more time and arrive at New York Penn Stati... (more)
The "Silver Meteor" rolls north at dawn
The truck on this new Viewliner II Baggage car only has a small amount of road grime, and all of the badge plates are easily readable. The springs are red, which I hear is to denote a different r... (more)
Brand new Viewliner II Baggage cars make their first trip attached to a revenue train. The stainless steel is so fresh and clean it reflects the dark shadow of the tunnel behind me; looking almos... (more)
Unit 98 on train 98
Passengers on the northbound Silver Meteor might well be wishing they remained in Florida as they are greeted by a snowy morning in New Jersey. All in all, things weren't as bad as the forecaster... (more)
Far from its Florida origin, Amtrak's "Silver Meteor" heads north on a winter morning behind diesels under the wires.
Looks like today's northbound "Silver Meteor" has a deadheading Viewliner sleeper up front