The "Palmetto" with a meet on double track. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Amtrak 89 passes HN Cabin with a single P42 for power.

Amtrak P089 arrived at its final destination at the Savannah Station with locomotive 301 “the Day One Heritage Unit” which honors the one-off paint livery that Amtrak had when it first began o... (more)

Amtrak's northbound Palmetto departs Southern Pines after a station stop.

Amtrak 89 heads down the South End Sub on a hot afternoon.

The Palmetto had a Viewliner II in the consist this day for a rolling photo shoot.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 584 accelerates out of the Oceanside Transportation Center and the train departs for San Diego on its trip from Los Angeles. CDTX SC-44 2121 leads this six-car tra... (more)

See TRACKS? Think TRAIN! On a stunning spring afternoon, Amtrak’s new Operation Lifesaver Promotional unit #203 leads the Amtrak Palmetto over the mouth of Neabsco Creek in Woodbridge, Virgini... (more)

Sprinter Trifecta: A trespasser strike on the morning of Friday, February 18, 2022 led to a temporary halt in traffic on the Northeast Corridor in the Trenton area. This led to the unusual ... (more)

The northbound Palmetto has just crossed the Ashley River bridge and is rolling across the flats along the river. Bennett Yard is just a few hundred yards ahead, and just beyond the yard, the sta... (more)

Amtrak 91 the Silver Star

Amtrak #669 stands iidle as it waits for the departure time of Amtrak Train 90, the northbound Palmetto. Scheduled with over an hour of padding as to not miss its slot as an NEC Regional, Train 9... (more)

Amtrak has a network of Thruway Service connections that operate as an extension of a train route, all booked seamlessly under one reservation to help serve outlying areas where direct rail servic... (more)

The nb Palmetto is clearing SCL's Bennett Yard and crossing Southern's line into downtown Charleston and the port area. That's I-26 above. Just ahead is SY tower and the North Charleston statio... (more)

Amtrak's Silver Star, train blasts through Seville on National Train Day. RP contributor Maryann Pickering waves to the crew.