Amtrak's Cardinal flies through Greenup at 79 MPH

The Cardinal wends its way through the switches for a back-in arrival.

Amtrak 51, the westbound Cardinal, FLIES through South Manassas at track speed.

Eastbound Cardinal.

Westbound Cardinal rolls through East Ivy at a leisurely pace after having stopped at Charlottesville.

Built in 1931, Cincinnati Union Terminal is now home to the Cincinnati Museum Center and Amtrak Station for the Cardinal.

Amtrak #51, the westbound "Cardinal" encounters light snow south of Burke.

Southbound Amtrak's Cardinal, #51, prepares to make a scheduled station stop in Manassas, Va. on Sunday, January 30, 2005.

The westbound Cardinal eases to an unscheduled station stop at the Burke Centre VRE Station. An ill passenger needed attention from the local Fire & Rescue department.

Leading a northbound "Cardinal" on the UP mainline.

Amtrak's Westbound Cardinal stirs up fresh fallen snow as the crew poses for the shot near Burke, VA. This trains consist recently lost the Dorm, Diner and Viewliner Sleeper for a bit due to repa... (more)

AEM-7 949 pulls Amtrak 51 The Cardinal to Washington on its way to Chicago

Amtrak train #51, The Cardinal, eastbound through Russell, Ky.

Northbound combined Cardinal and Kentucky Cardinal rolls through Rensselaer, IN on the former Monon.

The eastbound Cardinal from Chicago is passing under the old C&O signal bridge at Covington on its way to Washington, DC.