Arriving in historic Manassas at the former Southern Railway station; plaque in the foreground discusses life in "Wartime Manassas".

VRE 335 heads for the station at Manassas, as well as a meet with NS P58

A collection of Virginia Railway Express trains sit North of Washington Union Station in between the morning and afternoon rushes. Also visible is the Amtrak Ivy City complex to the right and the ... (more)

VRE train 329 stops at the Burke Centre Station to unload passengers. A large parking garage has been built here so it is a busy station that handles Amtrak trains, also.

The sun is making an effort to be seen

Unusual to have a locomotive on the north end (this train also had V61, facing south, on the rear)

Nice to get the former Metra gallery cars next to the locomotive!

Headlights from VRE train 333 (V59) light up VRE 338 as it arrives at Alexandria. Wish I could say that I planned this...

A VRE commuter train pushes towards DC past the marina. The double white lines are from the light coming from the windows of the double deck cars, while the red is from the marker lights on the p... (more)

Arriving in Alexandria

Commuters looking over their ride home as 303 arrives at Alexandria

Rolling meet at Alexzandria, as VRE 338 heads north; note Washington Metro northbound at right, also.

The sun has set, but a little residual light remains as 307 departs for Fredericksburg

This leased set of equipment from Sound Transit provided quite a contrast to anything else around DC. About to start the evening southbound rush, it's seen passing the then 99 year old K Tower as ... (more)

Ready to head for Broad Run