Amtrak 86 hustles north through the Featherstone interlocking

Flashback to June '07: blades still guard Panhandle junction, as an outbound Amtrak train rolls over the diamonds.

PO30 passes thru Port Vure enroute to DC.

The Palmetto rolls through Ashland.

"Crescent" ready for departure from Manassas

"Crescent" arriving Manassas at dusk

Three Amtrak paint schemes and an F40. This was the last time I saw an F40 on the Sunset Limited.

147 prepares to pull thru the building after coupling onto two others.

Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight Arriving Emeryville 30 minutes late.

Children frolic in Aquia Creek while #91 heads south on a very hot afternoon.

late running Amtrak heads north at Hurt, Va.

AMTK 147 leads its train into Joliet Union Station. Notice the minor wreck damage to the nose of 147. Also take note of the 3 St. Louis Car Company passenger cars trailing todays outbound A303.

The combined Silver Star/Meteor arrrives at Winter Park, FL 3 hours late led by a nose damaged 147 and 159. Note the duel bagage car behind the engines.