Amtrak #51, the westbound "Cardinal" encounters light snow south of Burke.
Southbound Amtrak's Cardinal, #51, prepares to make a scheduled station stop in Manassas, Va. on Sunday, January 30, 2005.
The westbound Cardinal speeds through COLD Burke, VA, amidst sub-zero windchills, after being delayed 2+ hours on the trip down from New York due to snow and equipment problems.
Amtrak 51 with a rarely seen baggage car hustles south towards Burke.
The westbound Cardinal hustles through Burke enroute to Chicago.
The westbound Cardinal eases to an unscheduled station stop at the Burke Centre VRE Station. An ill passenger needed attention from the local Fire & Rescue department.
Amtrak train #51 with Engine #1 meets Amtrak train #50 at Charlottesville, VA.
AMTK unit 843, the highest on the P40 roster, leads a wimpy consist on the Cardinal at Charlottesville. Equipment on the train cut back due to freeze damage. No sleeper, no diner, no crew sleepe... (more)
THe first day of the Cardinal's anemic consist (one lounge and three coaches). A result of equipment shortages due to freeze damage during the brutal Winter of '04.
Road project is underway to eliminate the 9th Street grade crossings over the CSX and NS in Charlottesville, VA. CSX was moved. NS negotiated a shoo-fly. This is the first full day of the new C... (more)
Amtrak locomotive #1 is taking Amtrak train #51 to Chicago today. #51 had Superliner equipment from mid Sep., 1995, until early May, 2002
Amtrak train #51, The Cardinal, eastbound through Russell, Ky.
Northbound on the UP ex-C&EI mainline.
