In the spring of 2000, I was on a class trip in which we visited Union Station to eat dinner. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to take some snapshots of one of Amtrak's busiest terminals. A... (more)

On the afternoon of May 21, 1993, an Amfleet-equipped passenger train powered Amtrak AEM-7 electric locomotive No. 931 approaches Elizabeth, New Jersey, headed west (south) on Amtrak’s Northeast... (more)

Crew members make final preparation on the Martina McBride charter train prior to its cross-country journey.

The Farewell at Wilimington. On June 18, 2016, the "Amtrak Farewell To The AEM-7" trip included a shop tour in Wilmington, DE. As the two engine/nine car train backed into the facility, ... (more)

A pair of Maryland Area Regional Commuter electric locomotives were getting prepped for afternoon runs at the Amtrak/MARC engine facility in Ivy City, Washington DC, on January 22, 2015. Marc 490... (more)

Being serviced in Amtrak’s Ivy City locomotive shop are AMTK AEM-7ACs 908 and 943. Built in 1980 and 1982, these two electric locomotives are nearing the end of their service on Amtrak, and wil... (more)

A pair of Amtrak AEM-7s hum southbound with a passenger train past the platforms of the station at Elizabeth, New Jersey, on the afternoon of May 21, 1993.

Just hanging out. Amtrak 931 (Phase V, AEM7) is one of many units sitting in Bear, DE on June 20, 2016. A long line of retired AEM7s and HHP8s was resident here for a time. But since then, in 2019... (more)

A Safe Team On Time. Amtrak 931 (Phase III, AEM-7) sits outside the shed at Washington Union Station on June 22, 1992, with K Tower in the background to the right, and sister MARC AEM-7 4902 to th... (more)

Having swapped over with a diesel unit, 935 prepares to continue the train south.