A friendly peace sign hand gesture from the engineer on Amtrak Phase III Heritage locomotive 145.

Amtrak's Crescent train 20 arriving at Charlottesville.

The passenger's final goodbye hugs are given as Amtrak 20 rolls up to the depot in Toccoa, Georgia.

Northbound "Crescent" passing the former Southern Railway signal bridge at Clifton

Northbound "Crescent" arriving in Culpeper behind two P40s in their original "fade" paint scheme

It's been nearly two years, at this point, since the replacement of the classic Southern Railway signals along this portion of the Greenville District. Though they are now surrounded by the new pr... (more)

The northbound Crescent heads into DC amid the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin.

The Crescent gives passengers a nice scenic look at the Jefferson Memorial and Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin before arriving at Union Station.

The Crescent crosses the bridge at Cook Springs, Alabama on its overnight journey to New York City.

Amtrak 20 (Crescent) makes its way through Lithia Springs, GA on its way to Atlanta, GA just after sunset.

Amtrak's northbound "Crescent" is coming through the interlocking at Burke, Virginia behind Phase 1 heritage unit 156. Change will come soon to this location; the new, PTC-compliant sig... (more)

Christmas in Dixie: With a steady Christmas Eve rain falling, the final train for the night passes through the quiet hamlet of Lula as they pass under the town's iconic wooden bridge. To al... (more)

Posed beside the old Southern Railway depot in Seneca, is Amtrak 20 heading north up the Greenville District.

The Crescent

The northbound (Railroad east) Crescent rolls through North Elizabeth, running early today with motor 927. At this point, only eleven Toasters remain on the active ros... (more)

Private Car "Babbling Brook" brightens a gloomy afternoon as it trails the northbound Crescent into Newark. This car was built for New York Central in June 1949 by Budd as Buffet Lounge Observati... (more)