A Red Line Metro bound for Glenmont navigates a curve toward the New York Avenue station beside the Union Station yard.

An inbound MARC commuter pulls into Union Station as busses que on the overpass above shortly before the beginning of rush hour.

An Amtrak outbound Acela leaves Union Station for points North.

The 'QN' Tower Operator waves at the passengers on the Chessie Steam Special. 'QN' closed in Sept. 1992.

How you got to the station pre-Red Line days.

When it was completed in 1908, it was the world's largest train station and covered more ground than any other structure in the US. Though it fell on hard times leading up to its closure in 1978, ... (more)

On the rear of a CSX freight heading south through Washington D.C., a pleasant surprise in the middle of 2009 ... A caboose! Kasgro Rail Lines caboose 0077 brings up the rear on a freight at the ... (more)

An Orange Line subway train, heading from Vienna-Fairfax (VA) to New Carrollton (MD), pauses at the Stadium-Armory station on June 28, 2009. These Rohr-built cars were the first cars operated on ... (more)

Amtrak AEM-7AC #904 maneuvers through the interlocking at K Tower as they crew brings the single toaster down to couple onto a train to take it north over the Northeast Corridor on Saturday, Octob... (more)

Two Amtrak employees pause momentarily as they wait to cut the air in on a Coach 82715 as they and other workers prepare a northbound train for the Northeast Corridor on Saturday, October 4, 2008 ... (more)

Imported in 1831 from England for use on the first rail link between New York and Philadelphia, the John Bull was originally a 0-4-0. Due to a tendency to derail on the uneven American tracks, a ... (more)

Built by the Baldwin Locomotive works in Philadelphia in 1876, the Jupiter was the Santa Cruz Railroad's third locomotive. The Jupiter was built for 36 inch narrow-gauge and became obsolete in 18... (more)

Acela's 2022 and 2019 at rest - DC's Union Station