Amtrak's train #171, The Colonial, speeds through Metropark station in Iselin, NJ, on a sunny February 11, 1979. Bound between Boston, MA and Washington DC, it is pulled by an E60CH locomotive, an... (more)

Arriving at Princeton Junction for its 1:39PM station stop is Amtrak train 171 with ACS-64 642 leading the way.

106 years after the famed Hell Gate Bridge opened, the bridge still impresses (although it could stand a new coat of paint). Crossing the bridge in this view is Amtrak Northeast Regional t... (more)

Amtrak train 171 is stopped and detraining passengers at its termination point of Roanoke, VA in light rain. The lead locomotive is Amtrak P-42DC 145, which wears the Phase III scheme.

Amtrak 171 slows for a station stop at New Brunswick with the Phase III wrapped unit in the lead. Back when Amtrak regional trains on the Northeast Corridor still carried names, 171 was known as ... (more)

“Amtrak, America’s Railroad” A father and son enjoying the beautiful August evening watch Amtrak 171 roll past Long Bridge Park in Arlington, Virginia. Located just outside of Washington,... (more)

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: A mirror image of Phase III 50th Anniversary ACS-64 #662 is captured arriving at the Trenton Transit Center with Northeast Regional train no. 171 on Star ... (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)

Express on Local Track: AMTK 171 expresses south through Edison on Track #4. While usually such trains would use Track #3, the dispatcher routed AMTK 171 to Track #4 to keep Track #3 open f... (more)

Amtrak Train 171 heads west through New London.

Amtrak 50th anniversary commemorative painted "Midnight Blue" locomotive #100 on Northeast Regional service train 171 (NS 013).

Amtrak's veterans unit leads 171 through Edison on a clear but cold day. 171 typically operates on 4 track through here as it calls on all Amtrak stations between Newark and Trenton. Next stop..... (more)

The Cleanup Crew: An Amtrak worker steps aside from the task of ensuring that the switches at Lincoln Interlocking are clear of snow to allow Northeast Regional #171, led by Amtrak'... (more)

Figurehead: Even though ACS-64 #663 was the leader on Northeast Regional #171 on December 17, 2020, as one would expect on this stretch of the line, it wasn't actually providing pow... (more)

Checked another one off the list. Visited Shaw’s Cove in New London. Pulled up a chair on the sand and watched the action on the Northeast Corridor.