The "Auto Train" nearing its northern destination

The signal mast that CFRC constructed for the signal at "Sanford" has eternally marred the shot of Auto Train departing the platform.....but it can still be a neat shot.

One of the regular Pooch-wannabe units assigned to Auto Train service is reacting to the throttle as the train has cleared the switch out of their facility onto the main.

The northbound Auto Train crosses Powells Creek on the RF&P.

Due to the snow storms up north here we see a 7 hour late amtrak auto train rolling through Charleston SC headed for Sanford Florida

Amtrak's Auto-Train approaching it northern destination

The westbound Amtrak Cardinal service train #51 makes it's station stop at Charlottesville, VA on Friday the 13th of November.

The Worlds Longest Passenger Train rolls out of Richmond in style down the I-195 corridor with a trio of units rolling out the exhaust after upgrading to a clear signal.

The sun is setting on this cold February evening as Amtrak's Auto Train is seen coming across the Rappahannock River, about to pass through the Amtrak Station in Fredericksburg.

Amtrak’s Auto Train heads over Neabsco Creek Bridge near Woodbridge, Virginia, on April 23, 1996. The train is powered by a pair of GE P40DC (Nos. 831 and 833) locomotives.

Auto train winds out of Sanford passing Sunrail's HQ which have given new life Rand Yard. Now Amtrak and Sunrail dominate the scene as CSX has moved most through trains to the S line.

If the Auto Train passengers are seeing as much pretty scenery here at Aquia as I am, they are mighty happy!

For another shot of the marina that day, go Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P40DC
Location: Stafford, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 831
Train ID: CSX P053
Photo Date: September 15, 2013

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