CSX auto train Q276 rounds the curve at F Tower in Washington DC with a four pack of GEs. Meanwhile, an Amtrak yard job heads from Ivy City to Washington Union Station on a yard track below.
While I was in college, I made frequent trips to visit my cousins in Maryland. If I couldn’t secure the use of one of my parents’ cars, I would take the rails, and I would make a day of the jo... (more)
An Amtrak roster anomaly that is overlooked on most Amtrak rosters is its only S2. Acquired as U.S. Army 7110, the Alco switcher spent its time switching coaches in Washington, DC. Later renumbere... (more)
The foreman of in Ivy City takes pride in the power being readied for service as he gives extra attention to the nose of this P42 on a wonderfully warm fall afternoon.