Cardinal Cloaked in Red: The Cardinal, Train 51, approaches Metropark just before sunrise under a fittingly reddish morning sky on Friday, November 3, 2017.
Early Bird: The Cardinal, Train 51, passes NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line Train 3708 under a colorful morning sky on Friday, October 6, 2017.
The Cardinal #51 emerges through the fog on a Friday morning as it passes NJ Transit Train 3710 and New Brunswick Station.
The cloudy conditions make for some interesting lighting as ACS-64 #669 leads the Chicago-bound Cardinal, Train 51, past Metropark Station and NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line Train 3708 on a We... (more)
Amtrak's westbound Cardinal train 51 exits the Norfolk Southern Washington District main line and enters the Buckingham Branch Orange Subdivision in the Town of Orange.
The 207 prepares to bring the Cardinal south out of Washington DC.
The Washington cherry blossom festival is the unofficial start of Spring. Here we see Amtrak 51 "Cardinal" coming south through L'Enfant plaza as the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
The Cardinal pulls out of Wilmington on a threatening summer morning.
The Amtrak Cardinal descends the grade leading into the Town of Orange.
Amtrak's "First Class Conference Car" bringing up the rear of the westbound "Cardinal"
Westbound "Cardinal" arriving in Old Town Manassas
A rare appearance of Superliners on the Cardinal, viewed at Alexandria station.
A small crowd greets the westbound Cardinal in Manassas.
Amtrak's Cardinal roars through the hamlet of Lindsay at a high rate of speed.
The westbound Cardinal winds its way through the mountains as the shadows start to creep over the tracks. As a result, this was the last train of the day for me.