Former Metroliner turned "Michigan Coach," is now a Catenary Measurement Car.

Two Acela trains stand at the ready.

Crew members make final preparation on the Martina McBride charter train prior to its cross-country journey.

CSX intermodal train Q310 is seen crossing over the Washington Channel where it connects to the Tidal Basin by the Washington Monument. The train is about to cross over the Potomac River into Vir... (more)

The #newAcela heads to the yard.

A young railfan takes a close look at the "Spirit of Pete Grosso" decal and probably wonders who that person was. Hopefully he's seen my other images and back story on how this unit came... (more)

The first wrapped ACS-64 is compared with a standard Phase 5 liveried sister after being completed but yet to be known to the public. The next day it would enter into service and turn heads throug... (more)

"Amtrak Avelia Liberty Departs Washington Union" Amtrak's brand new Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) highspeed trainset departs Washington Union Station towards Ivy City Yard.

A pair of Maryland Area Regional Commuter electric locomotives were getting prepped for afternoon runs at the Amtrak/MARC engine facility in Ivy City, Washington DC, on January 22, 2015. Marc 490... (more)

Being serviced in Amtrak’s Ivy City locomotive shop are AMTK AEM-7ACs 908 and 943. Built in 1980 and 1982, these two electric locomotives are nearing the end of their service on Amtrak, and wil... (more)

Arriving at Washington DC's Union Station is Amtrak train 176, one of the numerous Northeast Regional trains that haul the majority of Amtrak's passengers on the Northeast Corridor. Train ... (more)

Looking north from Washington DC’s Union Station, there is a lot to see, although all the capitol’s famous landmarks are to the south. From here, Union Station’s trackage is a jumble of tur... (more)

Sitting all alone, as if it was in "time out," at Washington DC's Union Station is P42DC 156, still wearing a version of Amtrak's first paint scheme in honor of the carrier's 40th Annive... (more)

Having Left Washington Union, GG1 927 accelerates northbound on the Northeast Corridor past the Ivy City Maintenance terminal with a heritage coach and Amfleet coaches.

A Safe Team On Time. Amtrak 931 (Phase III, AEM-7) sits outside the shed at Washington Union Station on June 22, 1992, with K Tower in the background to the right, and sister MARC AEM-7 4902 to th... (more)