A southbound manifest freight with a lot of power crosses the Anacostia River. RFK Stadium is in the background.

A Metrorail train begins crossing the Potomac River, undoubtedly carrying some of the thousands of people who spent the morning among the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin and the Potomac Rive... (more)

While not quite what it was when it opened a hundred years ago, Union Station still serves as an important transportation hub for the nation's capital with Amtrak, Metrorail, VRE and MARC all usin... (more)

VRE 301 pulls out of the L'Enfant Plaza VRE Station on its way to the Virginia suburbs. As for the tracks themself, CSX has been busy with some sort of trackwork.

Amtrak 58 and 197 heading towards Union Station with the Washington Monument in the background

310 arrives at L'Enfant.

Change of motive power at Washington's Union Station. These diesels pulled the northbound Crescent from New Orleans and electric power will take over for the remainder of the trip.

Running three hours late, the northbound Crescent changes motive power at Washington's Union Station. This AEM-7 will power the train north for the remainder of its trip from the Big Easy to the ... (more)

An aerial shot of the Washington Terminal behind Union Station. A mix of Amtrak and MARC trains being switched during a mid day lull.

An aerial shot of a pair of Amtrak AEM-7s 953 and 931 head to the Amtrak Ivy City complex from Union Station. The Washington DC Bus Terminal is at the top.

An aerial view of Union Station in Washington DC. The station has the modern rounded roof at the left edge of the photo. The Washington and Lincoln monuments are clearly visible in the skyline.