Amtrak's "Crescent" heads North on Norfolk Southern's Washington District line, passing through Calverton, VA.

Amtrak-20 gets a "Clear Signal" in track-2.

Amtrak-20 "High-Balls" through downtown Cornelia, Ga under a Clear Signal on Track-1.

The northbound Crescent makes a stop at Gainesville, GA, stopping for only about 5 minutes before getting back on the move.

Amtrak 20 Crescent.

Amtrak's northbound Crescent makes it's daily morning station stop at Charlottesville.

A conductor aboard the northbound Crescent gives the all clear as the train prepares to depart Trenton Station.

Northbound Crescent

Our power for the Crescent's trip up the Northeast Corridor passes under a tangle of catenary wires to hook up to the train.

Original paint scheme on the Genesis units

Earlier in the day NS train 342 derailed a few cars at North Garden, VA, blocking the way for Amtrak #20, the northbound Crescent. Busses are at trainside in Lynchburg to take the stranded passen... (more)

The Crescent crosses the James River trestle at sunrise in my last photo in Virginia for the semester.

In a rare daylight appearance, the 6+ hour late Crescent arrives at the Salisbury station. Today's train was missing its other Viewliner sleeper car. (Pentax K10D with DA 50-200mm lens)

The Northbound Crescent crosses the James River on a cool summer morning.

The Crescent rushes through Heflin on its way to Atlanta and points north. It's almost sunset on the day of the summer solstice, and this is as far around as the sun can get on the nose of an east... (more)