Amtrak 19 starts away from its station stop at Gainesville at the beginning of a southern summer day. This general scene hasn't changed a lot since the Southern days, as the Crescent of that era r... (more)

Amtrak 19 makes its classic on-time arrival into Gainesville at sunrise. This general scene hasn't changed a lot since the Southern days, as the Crescent of that era ran on a similar schedule.

Amtrak ACS-64 #604 leads the Southbound Crescent over the Delaware River on the former Pennsy bridge from Trenton, NJ to Morrisville, PA.

The daily southbound Crescent makes a nearly two hour late appearance into Toccoa on a muggy morning, slowing down for the station stop and crowd gathered at the century plus year old depot to cel... (more)

The "Crescent" on its way south

The Crescent shoves out to the yard.

Heading out of town on the elevated mainline through Wilmington.

The southbound Crescent hustles along the scenic bayous of Louisiana moments before crossing Lake Pontchartrain just outside of the big easy.

Lettering that likely was applied over 40 years ago refuses to give up; "Heritage" equipment, indeed.

Set up for the reflection shot, get a nice train, and ... the side of AMTK 90 has lost almost all of its blue numbering and logo. Another trackside "oh well"!

NS 212 fatally hitting a pedestrian late on February 15th in Charlottesville, VA delayed all trains for a good while. Over four hours late in this photo, we see Amtrak 19 passing Atlanta-bound int... (more)

Old and new elements of railroading share the scene at L'Enfant, with weed covered PRR catenary supports contrasting the months old VRE station. Bridging the gap between old and new is Amtrak's C... (more)

An 8 hour late #19 Crescent lead by phase IV heritage #184 battles the setting sun coming off the Piedmont.

The passengers on this 8 hour late Amtrak 19 must be miserable but I couldnt have been happier. The train had suffered delays from the snow, engine problems and striking a trespasser in Vir... (more)

Amtrak Crescent sails past Irondale just s wee bit late into Birmingham.