An Acela and duo of P42s move about the yard under the old B&O bridge.

Pulling into the last few feet of track at Washington Union Station.

Built in 1927, it's one of the oldest cars on Amtrak's roster. It's a former PRR B60b Baggage car turned into a Tool/Wreck Car, dedicated to VJ Tana and AB Phillips.

New MARC Charger #83 waits with a train for the evening rush as a passenger engrossed in her phone heads down the platform paying no attention to the new locomotive.

New MARC Charger #83 sits ready to haul a revenue train, amid a mix of other equipment.

The 794, a Washington Terminal heritage unit named after deceased conductor Pete Grosso, hauls a train out to the yard past K Tower. Pete was also K Tower operator prior to becoming a conductor.

Ready to leave Washington with the New York section of the "Southern Crescent". Trespassing? Yep.

Washington Terminal heritage unit #794 is in the background as the 4915 heads out of the station.

This striking heritage unit is right at home in Washington Terminal's West Yard, waiting for its next move. Washington Terminal predates Amtrak by 70 years, and although it is now part of Amtrak i... (more)

The new Charger leads the old MP36. It's nice to see the liveries are rather consistent.

At the NPS predicted blossom peak day, no blossoms were found near the HQ of the NPS. Due to colder weather, they would be delayed until early April. No delays however were to be found with VRE, a... (more)

Rolling out of our nations capitol, VRE Fredericksburg line train 301 has just departed L'Enfant Plaza as the Capitol building stands in line behind.

Amtrak's "Vermonter" is nearing its departure time as MARC 4912 awaits its next assignment

Running slightly behind the advertised schedule, a ~3 hour late Crescent pulls into the nations capitol behind a P42DC pair as the cherry blossoms show their beauty.

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom around the tidal basin in the nations capitol as hotshot UPS train Q031 heads out of the city with a CSX motor leading a BNSF unit on a lovely April afternoon... (more)