The "Crescent" slows for its Manassas stop

Amtrak's Westbound Cardinal enters the Buckingham Branch RR at Orange, VA. After a speedy run down the continuous welded rail of the ex-SOU Washington District, its now many miles of slow jointed... (more)

The Amtrak Cardinal descends the grade leading into the Town of Orange.

We see Amtrak NE Regional train P095 head south, with the Dahlgren Interlocking in his mirrors, putting him that much closer to his final destination, Newport News, VA. He is surprisingly running ... (more)

The sun is shining on a gorgeous fall morning as Amtrak train 79, the Carolinian, is led by the Phase I Heritage unit #156 through the Virginia Countryside.

An Amtrak southbounder rolls by FB Tower in Fredericksburg, VA.

A rare occurrence with Amtrak P089-06 stopped at North Collier waiting for the CSX track maintainers to clear up after working on the crossover switch from track one to track two.

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)

The Regional to Lynchburg heads south past the soon to be replaced former Southern Railway signals at Elkwood.

Rather than the usual P42 on the head end, Amtrak's eastbound train 67 has a Dash 8 for power on this hot summer day. Next stop is the end of the line at Newport News.

Note vertical support already in place for new gantry-type signals which will replace the former Southern Railway design double-track signal bridge.

The Southbound Amtrak Northeast Regional Virginia service train from Springfield, MA to Lynchburg, VA passes through the heart of Central Virginia before sunset.

354 brings a southbound (probably #89) across Neabsco Creek, passing some late fall foliage.

A quite unusual sight southbound former "Twilight Shoreliner" train 67 arrives into Ashland, VA with B32-8WH 513 in Phase IV paint leading Amtrak P42DC 163 through town towards Newport News. The 5... (more)