Eastbound Amtrak No. 50, the Washington section of the "George Washington," is ready to leave Charlottesville, VA on Feb. 9, 1974 with Amtrak E8A No. 200 and B&O GP7 No. 5631. No. 98, the Newport... (more)

The power for eastbound Amtrak No. 50, the "George Washington," heads back to its train with Amtrak E8A No. 200 and B&O GP7 No. 5631. The power had been pulled off for some brief servicing. The ... (more)

Amtrak Train No. 50, the "George Washington," was climbing upgrade through Copeland, VA April 14, 1973. On this day at least, Amtrak could not be accused of under-powering the train. The two B&O... (more)