Rolling east through Irondale, Amtrak's Crescent 20 is well behind schedule. The sleek passenger train cuts through big rain drops, while sweeping around NS Norris Yard.
The northbound Crescent heads over the Potomac River after passing Reagan National Airport on its way into Washington DC. Trees are in bloom and spring is already in the air.
In a scene right out of the heyday of passenger rail travel, restored Pullman sleeper "Dover Harbor" brings up the markers of the northbound Crescent on a quiet fall evening. The ... (more)