Late running Amtrak train 83 leans into the Elizabeth S curve as it meets an even later running train 20 (Crescent). Train 83 has one of the remaining HHP-8 locomotives for power.

Amtrak's 19, the southbound Crescent, is powered by one of the remaining HHP-8 locomotives. Of the 20 built for Amtrak, 15 are currently in service. Soon, they will all be retired in favor of the ... (more)

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

Amtrak's New Orleans bound Crescent slows down for the Elizabeth S-Curve, as it passes a New York bound NJ Transit train.

The "Crescent" on its way south

The northbound Crescent is led by the Phase III Heritage unit duo of #145 and 822.

The southbound Crescent is a few minutes tardy as it blasts through North Elizabeth.

The northbound Crescent races up track 2 as a southbound Acela Express bypassing BWI passes on 3. The person reading their book looks oblivious to all of the high speed action.

Train #19, "The Crescent", is southbound on the NEC at Aberdeen, MD.

The northbound Crescent is led by a veteran locomotive whose days are numbered.

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)

A "no-name" AEM-7AC races the southbound Crescent towards DC where it will be swapped out for a duo of diesels.

With the quick station stop complete, the northbound Crescent highballs out of Anniston with the next destination of Atlanta in its sight.

Amtrak Heritage unit on the "Crescent" passing the historic Candy Factory opposite the Mansassas depot

Amtrak train #819, the Crescent, has just departed the Birmingham Passenger Station on its southbound run to New Orleans