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.

One Last Selfie. On June 18, 2016, Amtrak operated a "Farewell to The AEM-7" excursion round trip from Washington DC to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. AEM-7s 942 and 946 led a 9-car ... (more)

Capitol Commuter. Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) SC-44 no. 80 (Siemens Charger, 2016-present) is seen on the end of Penn Line train 677 at Washington Union Station. Other... (more)

Second Rebuild. Amtrak 798, a model 2GS12B-R built by National Railway Equipment, is seen shuffling around Washington Union Station. This locomotive and its siblings were rebuilt by NRE... (more)

Lone Locomotive. Amtrak ACS-64 no. 608 (Siemens Amtrak Cities Sprinter, 2012-2016) is seen creeping in to Washington Union Station, where it will couple onto the consist of No... (more)

Capitol Switcher. Amtrak locomotive 597, a model 2GS12B-R genset built by National Railway Equipment in 2014, is seen shuffling around Washington Union Station, where it works moving eq... (more)

The 793 was completely rebuild a few years later into a genset switcher, still in use in Washington Terminal, and would be unrecognizable to most except for the trucks and number.

Three of a kind. VRE cab cars are lined up in the Ivy City Coach Yard.