Amtrak #51 Cardinal is pulling into the station in Staunton, Virginia.

Most people probably don't think of Amtrak's "Cardinal" as a "Corridor" train, but 50 and 51 operate over the NEC between New York and Washington.

Amtrak Cardinal train 51 stopped at Crozet to meet train 50.

The evening cardinal has made it's stop at Alderson and starts to accelerates out of town.

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.

A pallet of goods donated by Amtrak employees destined for West Virginia flood victims is loaded carefully onto the baggage car of the Cardinal.

Amtrak's tri weekly Cardinal headed thru Dolton, on its way to Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Washington DC, New York and all intermediate stops.

The ending of an era

Escaping the scrappers torch for a number of months, the quad-track bridge at NC Cabin still stands to this day, but their days are severely numbered, as the opp... (more)

"All aboard!" This is only the 2nd regular service Amtrak train I've caught in my lifetime, and I wasn't a bit disappointed. Amtrak 51, "The Cardinal", pauses at Cincinnati Uni... (more)

Silent night

Performing their usual tri-weekly ritual, the westbound Cardinal rolls into the once-bustling railroad city of Ashland. Typically, a few passengers will disembark or cl... (more)

The morning Cardinal heads out of Manns tunnel on a beautiful fall day.

After taking the Westbound Cardinal # 51 the night before to Chicago which was also late, # 122 returns with the Eastbound Cardinal # 50 running 5 hours late making a rare daylight appearance in C... (more)

Flashback to the mid 20th Century.

With the Amtrak Exhibit train dead in tow mid-train, the westbound Cardinal slows down for their first stop for a quick crew change, before mov... (more)

Running over 2 hours late due to severe weather in the New River valley, the westbound Cardinal accelerates from their fuel stop on the Passenger Main in Russell Yard heading for their next destin... (more)