Into the storm. As Amtrak P02904 cleared CP Derwood, faint rumbles of thunder grew louder. Amidst the rapidly approaching severe line of thunderstorms, about 5 miles behind me, Engineer Ryan gives... (more)

Moving at track-speed, Amtrak's Capitol Limited to Chicago led by Phase VI P42DC #108 darts through Washington Grove, MD.

A 2-hour late Amtrak 29 rolls through Washington Grove with a salute from the engineer. Mechanical issues were the cause of the 2-hour late departure from DC. The delayed departure caused 29 to be... (more)

Phase III Heritage Unit #145 leads the Capitol Limited west to Chicago, IL. Kicking up a lot of dust from a tie replacement a few days prior.

Amtrak Operation Lifesaver 50 Years of Rail Safety Education locomotive #203 leads the Capitol Limited west towards Cumberland and Chicago. Road freight Q416 works the yard at Brunswick as Amtrak ... (more)

On a beautiful Summer day, the Capitol Limited crosses overhead from West Virginia into Maryland. The passengers are treated to some beautiful scenery along the B&O's Magnolia Cutoff.

The Capitol Limited lead by AMTK 198 rounds the bend by the historic Point of Rocks station on the Metropolitan Sub. CSX Q372 can be seen on the left heading east on the Old Main Line towards Balt... (more)

Amtrak's Capitol Limited passes through Goehring Park in West Newton, PA. Amtrak 68 leads the way, while the Veteran's Unit trails.

After spending nearly six weeks on the Pennsylvanian between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Amtrak 145 escapes its regular duty and heads back west to Chicago, passing West Newton, PA on the Capitol... (more)

The Capital Limited arrives at Martinsburg for its station stop on pleasant Summer evening and is greeted by two beautiful girls on the grassy knoll overlooking the old B&O Roundhouse and shops. T... (more)

The Capitol Limited with two AEM-7s in tow has just begun it's journey west to Chicago passing by the DC suburb of Brunswick, Maryland. The AEM-7s AMTK 942 and 928 will continue their trip past Ch... (more)

Amtrak's Capitol Limited rolls into Martinsburg, WV for its westbound station stop but not before it passes the old B&O Freight House and NA Tower which at one point controlled the interlockings f... (more)

Amtrak's Phase I anniversary unit passes the town of West Newton, PA.

Amtrak's Phase I anniversary unit leads the Westbound Capitol Limited through West Newton, PA. The station, built in 1893, was never a stop on the Capitol Limited, but was used in commuter servic... (more)

The Capitol Limited races west from Washington, DC passing a MARC GP39H2 that arrived Brunswick, MD shortly before Amtrak with the evening return of the commuters to the suburbs.