The CSX office car train departs Washington Terminal's upper level for Richmond. Note the former B&O moonlight dome in the consist, back at it's home terminal.

The last remaining "red nose" prepares to depart Washington Terminal lite.

The first two ALC-42 chargers pose for a photo op. The 300 wears Phase VI, and the 301 wears the Amtrak 50th Anniversary "Day One" livery. If you look close you can see the 160 in Dash ... (more)

A very clean 161 in 50th Anniversary "Phase I" awaits its next assignment.

The 160 in 50th Anniversary "Dash 8 Phase III" sits outside the Annex building, immaculately clean.

An Amtrak hippo came to DC for the first time in years.

The Phase I 50th Anniversary P42 is ready for service after visiting to pit.

Urban Oasis. A Metrorail 3000-series train (Breda, 1984-1988) is seen approaching Arlington Cemetery station, with the dense urban neighborhood of Rosslyn in the background. The Metro b... (more)

Around Union Station. An inbound Red Line train made up of 6000-series cars (Alstom, 2005-2007) is seen approaching H St NE, below which it will dive underground to arrive at Union Stat... (more)

Switching Lanes. DC Streetcar 202A (United Streetcar model 100, 2013) is seen switching into the traffic lane on H St NE from the dedicated lanes leading to the H St & 2nd St stop on th... (more)

Union Station Quadfecta. MARC, VRE, Amtrak, and Metrorail trains are seen north of Union Station, capturing all four passenger railroads that operate through Union Station.

Double Blast! A southbound Virginia Railway Express (VRE) train is seen emerging from the portal of the 1st St Tunnel, headed to Broad Run on the Manassas Line. Leading the train is MPI... (more)

Lower Level. A WMATA Metrorail Blue Line train bound for Franconia-Springfield is seen arriving at Pentagon station, using 3000-series cars (Breda, 1984-1988). Pentagon station is one o... (more)

Amtrak Northeast Regional train 171 is roughly 460 miles into its nearly 500-mile journey from Boston, Massachusetts, to Manassas, Virginia, as it passes through Washington DC. AMTK P42DC ... (more)

Washington Union Station is one of the country’s first great union railroad terminals. Designed by renowned architect Daniel Burnham, the station opened on October 27, 1907 and was completed in ... (more)