The NS special passes an AEM-7 waiting "up the street" before being added to a northbound train. Photo taken on RR property with permission.

The NS executive train's F7As are no stranger to Washington Terminal. In a previous life they were employed by MARC, the commuter line for Maryland.

The NS executive train eases out of Union Station past K Tower to head up the Amtrak Northeast Corridor with dignitaries aboard. Photo taken on RR property with permission.

A quartet of Amtrak's veteran AEM-7 locomotives bask in the afternoon humidity outside of the Ivy City locomotive complex along the Northeast Corridor. The AEM-7's, which have provided reliable se... (more)

Passengers board as final preparations are made to prepare this P42 that just took over from an electric motor to bring this Northeast Regional south of DC

Waiting for a southbound train to bring out of town.

The Capitol Limited reaches its final destination as other P42s are waiting for southbound trains to bring out of town.

Built by Electro-Motive Division in 1981 for Amtrak, AEM-7 No. 932 rests in the Ivy City locomotive complex undergoing maintenance. Assigned to passenger service along the Northeast Corridor betwe... (more)

A veteran Amtrak AEM-7 undergoes maintenance in the electric shops of the elaborate Ivy City complex operated by Amtrak. The Ivy City locomotive shops handle repairs to much of the Northeast Corri... (more)

An Amtrak Washington Terminal yard conductor gives hand signals to his engineer as they maneuver a diesel through the overbuild of Union Station. The electric motor has already been removed and t... (more)

AMTK 947 awaits in the Amtrak Ivy City Locomotive Shops. Photo taken with permission and proper safety attire.

Departing Washington Union Station for points northeast, an Acela trainset passes Amtrak's distinctive K Tower, the dispatching and operations center for the entire Washington Terminal. Hundreds o... (more)

An Amtrak HHP-8, or commonly referred to as the Hippo model sits in the large Ivy City locomotive shops, pulled from service along the Northeast Corridor to undergo maintenance. Photo taken while ... (more)

A rare perspective of Amtrak's K Tower in the Washington Terminal. Even between the commuter train lulls the tower bustles with activity from Amtrak, Marc and VRE traffic. Having spent a caree... (more)

One of only two SW 1500 on the Amtrak roster, this former CSX unit sits in the Amtrak Ivy City maintenance complex. Taken with the permission and escort of the professionals at Ivy City.