(Violet) Blue Hour: One of two newly wrapped Amtrak Crayola units, paying tribute to the color Violet Blue, passes through NJ Transit's Jersey Avenue station with Amtrak's Carolinian... (more)

As Amtrak train 80 makes its stop at the station in Raleigh, a flurry of activity almost as old as railroading itself: Passengers detraining and boarding and luggage being unloaded and loaded. As... (more)

Amtrak 266 leads Train #80 northbound across the Yadkin River Bridge just north of Spencer North Carolina.

Amtrak 187 leads Train 80 northbound through Gibsonville North Carolina.

Crepuscular Carolinian | The sun has just begun to appear over the horizon on a cool Wednesday, December 20, 2023 morning as the day's northbound Carolinian service crosses the bridge over ... (more)

Amtrak train 80, the northbound Carolinian, approaches its station stop in High Point, NC on a rainy and chilly Thursday, December 22, 2022.

Morning Run. The Carolinian heads north on the Southern main through Landis.

Amtrak Train 80 speeds northbound through High Point NC. Tucked in behind #140 is Aberdeen Carolina & Western office car, The Menzies Vista. Mr. Robert Menzies is Owner and Chairman of the Aberde... (more)

Amtrak 80 departs Kannapolis station 16 minutes late, with the phase 2 heritage unit on point.

Amtrak 399 heads up train 80, The Carolinian northbound. It has just left the High Point Depot. Next Stop Greensboro NC.

Northbound train 80, the "Carolinian", is crossing S. Elm street just before stopping at the Greensboro Depot. The brick building to the right of the train is the old Southern Railway of... (more)

Grab a Chair! The Carolinian passes the Big Chair on its way north through Thomasville to NYC. The Big Chair was built by Thomasville Furniture Company in 1950, and is a replica of a Dunca... (more)

The northbound Amtrak Carolinian quickly overtakes Norfolk Southern train 45J at control point AT&O as they both head north in the early morning sunlight. The first full moon of summer, the "... (more)

Amtrak 80, the northbound Carolinian, departs from the Queen City right on time.

My wife and kids exchange waves with the engineer of the Carolinian.