515 to the Rescue - The night prior P099 broke down near Woodbridge, VA, so they decided to send 515 from the Auto Train terminal in Lorton. Since the P42 wouldn't magically be fixed overnight, 17... (more)

Rescuing the Regional: Amtrak Dash 8s, once fairly common on Northeast Regionals through this area, are incredibly hard to come by on anything other than the Auto Train these days…and even thatâ... (more)