Running over 30 minutes late, the westbound Cardinal is on jointed rail on the old C & O main line as it approaches the Blue Ridge Tunnel. The Afton siding usually serves as the meeting point for ... (more)

Number 51, the westbound Cardinal, passes beneath a cantilever C&O era signal bridge lurking in the shadows as its heads towards Thurmond, Huntington and ultimately, Chicago.

The eastbound Cardinal gets a clear signal as it departs the station at Prince.

Amtrak train no. 50, the Eastbound Cardinal in Hurricane on a frosty morning. The train today is equipped with equipment not seen on this line in many years; Superliners. This train being essentia... (more)

Due to extreme cold and snowy conditions across the Chicago Metro area earlier in the week, Amtrak's Cardinal operated with Superliner equipment on both trains No. 51-5 and No. 50-8 along i... (more)

The eastbound Cardinal passes through Sandstone running more then five hours late. In just a few miles it will make it's next stop in Hinton, but will have to wait about 30 minutes for the New Riv... (more)

Running about 30 minutes late, the eastbound Cardinal's station stop will see two leave and five passengers board.

Amtrak's westbound Cardinal blasts through the interlocking at the E.E. Meadow Creek on its late evening trek through the New River Gorge. Amtrak's 40th anniversary heritage locomotives hav... (more)

The evening Cardinal passes over the bridge at the bottom of Hawks Nest resort.

As three passengers disembark from Amtrak's Chicago destined Cardinal, Amtrak's Phase II heritage P42DC departs from Prince Station under the cover of darkness.

The tri-weekly Cardinal blast thru the crossovers at Sandstone on CSXT New River Sub eastbound. The train is only a few minutes from the 10:29 station stop at Hinton, WV.

Amtrak's westbound Cardinal snakes its way into the Staunton station, passing one of the more unique and rare C&O signal designs still active on former territories today. This particular st... (more)

Opened by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in June 1946 the station at Prince, West Virginia proudly served the surrounding region as a gateway to the C&O’s passenger trains of the era. Fast forwar... (more)

Eastbound Cardinal rolls through a distinctly C&O scene near Hinton, Wv.

The Cardinal makes track speed as it passes through Marmet enroute to Montgomery for its next stop.