I'm no Mitch Goldman, but I can still pull off a pan every once in a while. While waiting for one of the last remaining AEM-7s on Amtrak's active roster, train 125 crosses the Susquehanna River.

An Amtrak Regional led by Amtrak HHP-8 #655 dips under a set of former PRR position signals while rounding a bend at Iselin, NJ at dusk.

Looking all the part of an engine on its last days on the Penn Central, Amtrak HHP-8 #655 soldiered on through 2014, losing some paint and gaining a patch as seen here at North Elizabeth station i... (more)

655 rests with train after another jaunt along the NEC.

Washington bound commuters race through many rural communities along the NEC such as this one known as Ridley Park in Pennsylvania. The outer tracks are used by the regional rail provider known a... (more)

During the Friday afternoon commuter rush a southbound regional passes by enroute to Wilmington, DE.

An Amtrak HHP-8 and consist accelerate out of Philly destined for Wilmington, Baltimore and eventually, Washington D.C.

HHP-8 hustles southbound Amtrak train through Hook interlocking.

Amtrak HHP8 655 heads up a Silver Service train to Florida as seen during a station stop at Wilmington, DE.

This is a test train for the soon to be inaugurated Capitol Corridor service linking San Jose with Sacramento. The unit was EX- NYC/PC/CR GP40 3090, AM 64, Kyle 3117, Amtrak 655, HLCX 655 and fina... (more)

The Silver Meteor snakes out of the station with my lucky, homeward-bound classmate safely onboard. I have another week left here.

Heading towards Philly in the early morning fog.

Amtrak southbound long distance train rolls under the PRR signal bridge and under the B&O Philly Sub truss near 58th Street behind a seemingly overburdened HHP-8 on a sunny afternoon.

Regional 167 passes the old Groton interlocking tower on its way to New London. Taken with Canon Digital Rebel.