It was nice to see that Walter actually caught the National Limited with more than one coach this time. A Walter Schopp original Kodachrome slide from my collection

A Bruce van Sant original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

The Silver Meteor! Funny thing is 651 has haunted me on visits to the NEC. First 651 HHP kept showing up on my trips then now the new 651 on an ACS64!

Penn Central GG1 4887 blows through Odenton, Maryland with a southbound Amtrak train. In just over four months, the big motor will have pulled its last intercity passenger train, ending up on Conr... (more)

An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

Acela trainset replacing the regular Northeast Regional consist

A southbound Metroliner rips across the four lanes of East Bel Air Avenue at 100 mph. Lead car No. 829 (PRR Class MP85E4) is a Westinghouse-equipped coach.

A family enjoys the sights (and some fishing) along the banks of the Susquehanna River as an Amtrak Regional Express led by ACS-64 No. 613 sprints towards Havre de Grace, Baltimore, and eventually... (more)

Lots of horsepower here, with the 637 being assisted by the 644

An Amtrak Acela Express transit heads for New York Penn Station from Washington Union Station as it spans the Susquehanna River at Perryville, Md., at sunset.

Amtrak "Cities Sprinter" ACS-64 #607 with southbound "Northeast Regional" train 85 from New York, NY (Penn Station) to Richmond, VA.

The old NEC, before the improvement project was implemented- "The Betsy Ross," southbound at Elkton. No. 167 was on a 4 hr 3 min schedule, New York to Washington.

“On the Advertised”
At 12:27 PM, Amtrak 109 Metroliner, with AMTK AEM7 948, is adhering to schedule, southbound just south of FREDERICK ROAD (mp 99.9) in Baltimore, MD, on the NEC, N... (more)

A Roger Puta Photograph