The National Limited, Baltimore & Ohio train 2, is departing Washington D.C. in 1939. Otto Perry photo, my collection.

Class leader #300 showing off its Phase VI paint scheme.

A southbound Amtrak train heads over the channel that connects the "Tidal Basin" to the Potomac River with cherry blossoms starting to pop.

A special duo on M42210, featuring 911 and 1853. It is seen here passing over the Anacostia River on the Alexandria Extension, as it makes its way towards the Metropolitan Subdivision.

A Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) train has arrived in Washington DC from Baltimore, with MP36PH-3C 24 and GP39H-2 74 (ex-B&O GP40 3710) for power on the rear. (Washington DC – January 22, 2... (more)

Jack stands are used to raise an Amfleet Coach in order to swap out a wheel set (not the missing wheel set). The new wheel set will be rolled under the car and carefully aligned as the car is lowe... (more)

Bring on the Blossoms! Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) 6000-series car no. 6011 is seen leading a 6-car train up to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Stat... (more)

A three-generation Amtrak electric locomotive line up came together quickly (less than 24 hr) once notice was given that the operable HHP made its last run thanks to some now retired employees. Am... (more)

A great roster shot of this locomotive type.

A type of Amtrak genset switcher only found in DC.

948 brings a Northeast Regional around the wye.

A Virginia Railway Express commuter train, pulled by MP36PH-3C V67, threads its way through the maze of double-slip switches in Washington Union Station as it brings another trainload of passenger... (more)

Swamp Weather. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail 7000-series car no. 7288 (Kawasaki, 2012-2020) is the lead unit on an inbound Red Line train seen arrivin... (more)

Amtrak "SW1000R" 792, seen in the carrier's Ivy City facility, was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as Montour SW9 73 in May 1952. This SW9 was later sold to Youngstown &... (more)

Morning Rays Amtrak 174 saunters into Washington D.C. with the Phase II P42 leading.