Back in the early 1980s when I was at George Washington University, I discovered that on Sundays the parking lot for the GSA building on Virginia Avenue was left open and I could just park there a... (more)
Cross, SC to Grafton, WV empty coal hoppers pull away from the Washington Monument as they head north.
I135 pulls away from the Virginia Avenue Tunnels with a Portsmouth to Chicago train.
A Newport News to Grafton empty coal train crosses the Anacostia River in the early morning in DC.
Brand new class leader #300 visits Washington DC before it would head to Chicago for initial revenue service on the Empire Builder. The Cummins prime movers are painted bright red in Charger locom... (more)
Brand new class leader #300 visits Washington DC before it would head to Chicago for initial revenue service on the Empire Builder.
Return of the Night Owl?
An inbound train on the left is about to come to the conclusion of its trip, while the train on the right will be heading back north soon.
An orange catenary car, used for construction and repair of the overhead catenary system.
Wrapping the 662 in Phase III was a fun project. The railfan world thought it was a hoax the next morning when a fan photographed it heading down from the shop and posted it online. No, it wasn't... (more)
Fresh in "Midnight Blue," this 50th Anniversary unit awaits its next assignment.
The 600 squares off with the 691, a renumbered HH8.
A former B&O moonlight dome in the consist of the CSX office car train, back at its original home terminal.
The CSX office car train departs Washington Terminal's upper level for Richmond. Note the former B&O moonlight dome in the consist, back at it's home terminal.
