An Amtrak long distance train departs Philadelphia, bound for Wilmington, DE and points south - far, far south.

The dramatic view of the city of Philadelphia now includes the relatively new sk... (more)

A quickly setting afternoon Sun gives way to storm clouds as AMTK No. 621 leads a Regional Express passing the substation and on through Cornwells Heights, bound for 30th Street Station and points... (more)

A southbound "Regional" train with some extra cars for the holiday weekend (including an "Amfleet II" coach).

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A full Moon looms large over the Northeast Corridor as Amtrak's Miami bound Silver Meteor races south through Andalusia, PA.

Under a tunnel of catenary, a westbound Amtrak Regional sprints through Corydon, PA, en route to 30th Street Station and points south.

A silver bullet, illuminated by a late evening Sun, rifles down the barrel of the Northeast Corridor in North Philadelphia, traveling on track 3. The train is just shy of the North Philadelphia s... (more)

AMTK No. 624 takes its train over hill and dale putting a little LED in it on the climb towards North Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor.

(I'm bringing back both phrases - "hill an... (more)

A late evening Amtrak Regional Express sprints through Bristol, PA, on the express track, captured by the station in a Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64
Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 625
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 03, 2020

It was British Marconi engineer Henry Joseph Round who in 1907 was first to report observation of electroluminescence from the unsymmetrical passage of current through silicon carbide (carborundum... (more)

Amtrak's Veteran's unit makes an appearance at the North Philadelphia Station, once known as Germantown Junction. Both Amtrak and SEPTA use this station, though the station itself (right center; ... (more)

An Amtrak Keystone, led by AMTK No. 616, climbs the grade out of Bristol and into Croydon, PA, bound for Harrisburg, PA, via Philadelphia's 30th Street Station.

An Amtrak Regional Express led by AMTK No. 660, navigates a reverse s-curve located between Bristol, PA and Croydon, while sprinting west towards Philadelphia.

Amtrak's veterans unit leads 171 through Edison on a clear but cold day. 171 typically operates on 4 track through here as it calls on all Amtrak stations between Newark and Trenton. Next stop..... (more)

Star Power: ACS-64 #634 leads Amtrak's Silver Star, train #91, past Princeton Junction Station on Saturday, March 20, 2021.

A set of Sprinters running push /pull race through Bensalem, PA at dusk, bound for Philadelphia and points south.