Running 2 hours behind schedule due to the remnants of Hurricane Arthur, Amtrak's Southbound Palmetto arrives into Selma.

NB "Palmetto" easing to a station stop and ridership is pretty good on this foggy spring day. Trackage at right is the AK line to Augusta that splits off here. Typlical ex-ACL main country. If ... (more)

Amtrak's "Palmetto" on the way to Savannah

It isn't a pretty spot where the Palmetto, northbound on the former ACL mainline, is seen crossing the Southern Railway in 1980. But it is a very historic one as Southern began life here one hundr... (more)

Amtrak P30CH No. 724 was leading southbound No. 89, the "Palmetto," as it rounded the curve at the top of the grade at Rutherglen, VA on Nov. 30, 1983.

At Selma the NS line from Raieigh to the coast crosses the old ACL north-south main. Here the SB "Palmetto" rattles the diamond while a NB CSX freight does likewise. This is where we found sever... (more)

Amtrak P30CHs showed up rather quickly on the RF&P, on the "short haul" trains equipped with Amfleet cars. They stayed for several years and were sent elsewhere, to be replaced by F40PHs. After ... (more)

Approaching Richmond, the northbound Palmetto parallels I-195.

Amtrak's southbound Palmetto rounds the sweeping curve at BX Tower with one P30CH as motive power.

Amtrak's Palmetto, which holds the distinction of being the first train I ever rode on my own as a youngster, back in 1976, is seen here 32 years later passing by my window at the L'Enfant Plaza H... (more)

Amtrak's Silver Star reverses through Ybor en route to the station. View more of my photos at http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net

The Southbound Palmetto went into emegency after the conductor reported smelling smoke. I found out later that the unit overheated, which is not surprising as it was 100 dergee's earlier in the da... (more)

The Palmetto scooting through a rare east Carolina snowfall. Antrak had extra cars and was sold out on it's eastern routes due to the historic Inuaguration in Washington DC.

Amtrak's northbound Palmetto is set to depart the Greendale Passenger Station for a trip over the RF&P.

The Northbound Palmetto pulls into King St. Station as a conductor enjoys the view from the baggage car.