The sun reflects off of brand new MARC Multilevel cars.

One of the last days a Heritage Baggage car was regularly assigned to the Silver Meteor before the new Viewliner IIs took over. An employee has just finished removing the backup hose from the rea... (more)

One of the last days a Heritage Baggage car was regularly assigned to the Silver Meteor before the new Viewliner IIs took over. This car was of interest to me because it still wore the Phase IV s... (more)

The Washington cherry blossom festival is the unofficial start of Spring. Here we see Amtrak 51 "Cardinal" coming south through L'Enfant plaza as the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

The 945 and 915, two good looking examples of AEM-7s are side by side at the motor pit before being dispatched for their next run. It's almost impossible to get this shot today with so many ACS-6... (more)

McDonald's used to have those signs stating, "over xx million served" but this locomotive could have one for how many millions of miles traveled.

Washington Union Station on a picture perfect summer day.

Waiting for a southbound train to arrive to take over for the trip south of DC.

Inbound with the 916, the first AEM-7 to become an AEM-7AC.

The Veterans Unit rests near the fuel pad

The "David Gunn" class leader passes a Viewliner II Baggage car being shoved into another track to be set out.

A Sprinter and Genesis are seen side-by-side.

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)

Bitterly cold weather has caused Amtrak to cancel or delay a number of morning trains on the Northeast Corridor. A large crowd of passengers is waiting patiently for their chance to board.