Meeting CSX Q409

Shortly after sunrise

Pre-dawn color

Power on both ends

Departing the Fredericksburg station is commuter train P312, seen here coming onto the now 90 year old Rappahannock River Bridge as a few locals are enjoying the beautiful morning.

A VRE commuter train spans Neabsco Creek near Woodbridge on its morning trip into Washington Union Station from the suburbs of northern Virginia.

Virginia Rail Express is a commuter railroad that serves towns outside of Washington D.C. In this shot, V66 leads a string of cars into Fredericksburg, VA and towards Richmond, VA.

An early rush-hour run to Fredericksburg passes through L'Enfant Plaza on a gorgeous spring day in DC.

A VRE MP36 doubleheader shoves Manassas Line train 336 toward Union Station and the nation's capitol on an unusually hot spring afternoon in Washington, DC.

Having stopped at the L'Enfant station, the southbound VRE Express takes its charges back to the suburbs. The cherry trees signify the arrival of spring. These blossoms aren't the famous ones, but... (more)

Amtrak's Auto-Train approaching it northern destination