Boarding as departure time approaches
It's pretty bright in the (unoccupied--locomotive is pushing, with cab car in the lead) cab!
Train # 311 pulls out of Alexandria on a nice Friday evening before Memorial Day with a GP39 in the lead, pulling former Metra Galley coaches, and a Gallery cab bringing up the rear.
The evening commuter rush is well underway as VRE train 305 crosses Aquia Creek.
Southbound Fredericksburg #303
VRE 301 pulls out of the L'Enfant Plaza VRE Station on its way to the Virginia suburbs. As for the tracks themself, CSX has been busy with some sort of trackwork.
VRE 327 cruises past a couple of western visitors at Van Dorn St.
Heading for Manassas, V20 passes an interesting set of power at Van Dorn St.
The last train of the day on the Manassas Line heads south through AF interlocking.
The first outbound train of the afternoon rush glides across Aquia Creek.
