Spring has sprung, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and Amtrak P42 123 is looking pretty clean. What more could a fella ask for? I challenged myself to come up with a "quintessential ... (more)

The K5LA horns on Amtrak ACS-64 Sprinters feature conical debris filters and heated back caps to prevent failure in the winter. Pretty tricked out!

The 207 prepares to bring the Cardinal south out of Washington DC.

GE builders plate on the former Pepsi can.

The unsung hero, 939 was the parts donor keeping the 942 and 946 going up until the very end. It is seen spending its last afternoon in Ivy City waiting to be hauled to Wilmington that nig... (more)

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

VRE coming down off the yard past K Tower.

An Amtrak MP15DC shuffles some cars around Washington's Union Station in preparation for a northbound run of the Northeast Regional one warm July morning. Amtrak's Crescent had just ... (more)

A father and daughter make their way into the great hall, which seems even greater since the removal of the center cafe.

The final three together 946 and 942, power for the Farewell to the AEM-7 Excursion, are seen on a test run from the Ivy Citry Motor Pit to the station and back on the day before the excurs... (more)

If you look to the left of the frame, two people are holding AEM-7 number boards that were sold aboard the AEM-7 Farewell Excursion train on the way home. Many fans posed for a photo one last tim... (more)

Farewell! The AEM-7 Farewell excursion was spotted on track 14, where passengers could walk up to the head end to take photos before their trip aboard this historic farewell excursion. Iro... (more)

AEM-7AC #942 is chomping at the bit one last time. She will depart with the "Farewell to the AEM-7" special in a few minutes.

Farewell! The HHP was done with service in November of 2014, and now we say farewell to the AEM-7 tomorrow, June 18, 2016. The ACS-64 is likely to be the face of conventional trains on the... (more)

The 599 is the former 799, which used to look like the 796. A complete remanufacture into a genset. Two of these particular models are on the Amtrak roster and both work Washington Terminal.