Running more than 15 minutes ahead of schedule, Amtrak's westbound Cardinal No. 51 heads for Huntington, W.Va., from Charleston, W.Va., on the CSX's ex-C&O mainline. With a scheduled arriva... (more)

Making a late arrival, Amtrak's westbound Cardinal prepares for its station stop at Prince, W.Va.

The westbound Cardinal pulls into the station at Culpeper, Virginia.

Amtrak #51 Cardinal is pulling into the station in Staunton, Virginia.

Most people probably don't think of Amtrak's "Cardinal" as a "Corridor" train, but 50 and 51 operate over the NEC between New York and Washington.

Amtrak Cardinal train 51 stopped at Crozet to meet train 50.

The evening cardinal has made it's stop at Alderson and starts to accelerates out of town.

Amtrak's westbound Cardinal train 51 exits the Norfolk Southern Washington District main line and enters the Buckingham Branch Orange Subdivision in the Town of Orange.

The 207 prepares to bring the Cardinal south out of Washington DC.

A pallet of goods donated by Amtrak employees destined for West Virginia flood victims is loaded carefully onto the baggage car of the Cardinal.

Amtrak's tri weekly Cardinal headed thru Dolton, on its way to Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Washington DC, New York and all intermediate stops.

The ending of an era

Escaping the scrappers torch for a number of months, the quad-track bridge at NC Cabin still stands to this day, but their days are severely numbered, as the opp... (more)

"All aboard!" This is only the 2nd regular service Amtrak train I've caught in my lifetime, and I wasn't a bit disappointed. Amtrak 51, "The Cardinal", pauses at Cincinnati Uni... (more)

Silent night

Performing their usual tri-weekly ritual, the westbound Cardinal rolls into the once-bustling railroad city of Ashland. Typically, a few passengers will disembark or cl... (more)

The morning Cardinal heads out of Manns tunnel on a beautiful fall day.