Bound from New York to Chicago via the long way around, Amtrak's westbound Cardinal makes its station stop at Alexandria, VA, on a summer morning. A pair of F40s coupled elephant style are on the ... (more)
"Extremely Late Bird" Usually seen in the wee hours of the morning around 1 and 2 am, the westbound Cardinal usually doesn't make daylight appearances in this area. But due to multiple i... (more)
Party like it’s 1976! Phase III had just been introduced to Amtrak’s fleet and Phase II was very much still in evidence. But in truth this was on the night of Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Washi... (more)
Amtrak Cardinal service train 51 passing by Cross-B-Crest Farm.
Amtrak Cardinal service train 51 arriving Staunton.
Any white-water rafting trip to West Virginia and the New River isn't complete without a side excursion to Thurmond. The National Park Service had just recently taken control of Thurmond during th... (more)
Eastbound "Cardinal" heading for Culpeper and points north and east.
Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal No. 50 glides through the S curves at Big Rock on a snowy morning in Scott Depot, W.Va., on CSX's ex-Chesapeake & Ohio Kanawha Subdivision.
Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal No. 50 rolls through Swoope, Va., at track speed on its way east to New York City from Chicago. The train is seen here operating on the Buckingham Branch, which ... (more)
Amtrak F40 #266 leads the EB "Cardinal" past the yard at Handley, WV
AMTK 83 (P42) leads an over 7 hour late Amtrak 51 "The Cardinal" out of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Early Bird: The Cardinal, Train 51, passes NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line Train 3708 under a colorful morning sky on Friday, October 6, 2017.
Running over 10 hours late due to a CSX freight train derailment on the Ohio River Bridge connecting Cincinnati and Covington, Amtrak train 50 (P050 on CSX), the eastbound "Cardinal", makes a rare... (more)
Eastbound "Cardinal" behind the Phase 3 heritage unit.
Amtrak P051 Cardinal led by Heritage locomotive #145 is northbound south of Brookston, IN during the morning of 07/08/17.
