Phase I commemorative unit #156 SOLO on Train #20 with ten cars crossing the James River. This trestle, part of Southern Ry.'s Lynchburg cut-off project, opened for traffic on March 1, 1911. Pas... (more)

The Crescent rolls out of the morning fog at Bristow VA

Amtrak #20, the northbound Crescent, has just departed Alexandria's King Street Station and is seen heading north toward Union Station in Washington, DC. This view is from the Braddock Road Metro ... (more)

Two fisherman decide to take a break from trying to catch the big one so they can watch the eastbound Crescent Limited traverse Lake Pontchartrain.

20/20 Amtrak train 20, the Northbound New Orleans-New York Crescent Limited awaits departure out of Atlanta Peachtree Station with Amtrak P42DC #20 The train has just arrived ... (more)

AMTK 20 races through Cornelia on track 2 enroute to Toccoa, GA .

A late Amtrak Crescent, train #20, accelerates away from the Lynchburg station as NEC Regional train #176 waits its turn to head north.

Despite being 3 1/2 hours late, the conductor on Amtrak #20, The Crescent, gives yours truly a can-do victory sign (or peace sign depending upon your generation) as he leaves Lynchburg. (Note the... (more)

It's 7:50AM and Amtraks northbound Crescent has just about completed its trip across Lake Pontchartrain as it begins its run for New York.

Amtrak's eastbound Crescent rolls thru Leeds on a pleasant evening in Alabama.

AMTK 205 and 7 With Tr. #20 (NB Crescent) on Lake Pontchartrain This is the Norfolk Southern's (ex-SOU) 5-mile long trestle off of which Katrina washed the tracks. NS fished them out of th... (more)

Amtrak 20, the Cresent, crosses the James River just north of Kemper St. Station on a beautifull March morning. Canon EOS 50D

The Crescent kicks up a lot of snow moving through the sweeping s-curves at Edison. Even though there is a 90mph speed restriction here, you have to be diligent to get your shot as the curve limit... (more)

The northbound Crescent is running 10 hours late on its arrival at Spartanburg on this snow covered day.