If it were a race, there would be no contest as an Amtrak Acela Express on track 3 overtakes an NJ Transit Trenton Local on track 4 of the Northeast Corridor. The NJT local is powered by ALP-45DP... (more)

Evening Acela through Port Chester.

It's a race! Here we are at the west end of Astoria Queen's vast Sunnyside Yard seeing the inbound No.7 and the westbound ACELA about to plunge into the East River tunnels on their respective trip... (more)

A Northbound Acela Express appears out of the icy mist on track 2 while a southbound NJ Transit commuter train bound for Trenton departs Edison station on track 4 with NJT 4646 shoving. Note that... (more)

Acela in the snow

Operating at 11,000 volts, one of Amtrak's Acela Trainsets departs Washington Union Station headed North for New York on a warm Summer afternoon. This is one of the many trains that will depart Wa... (more)

Normally green lights are the opposite of what drivers see when the street they're on is crossed by a train. That's what we see here, though, thanks to the Northeast Corridor's famously small numb... (more)

A speedy Acela flings snow over 64R as it races North.

Easily the most scenic portion of the NEC between WAS and NYP.

With temperatures in the teens, Amtrak's Acela Express charges south, stirring up a cloud of snow behind it. A rarity for the Acela, this train was running almost 3 hours late. However, with the s... (more)

It is obvious in this photo which tracks are used primarily for high-speed running vs. slower-speed commuter trains. There is also little doubt that this Acela consist is moving at a relatively h... (more)

Soaring past old glory on a fine fall day in this scenic portion of the NEC.

The Day After Thanksgiving Me And A Few Friend Went Down To Amtrak's NEC To Watch After Thanksgiving Rush, There Some Extra Train's, Like This One, Amtrak Acela Racing Toward New Haven In The Sun,... (more)

A New Jersey Transit local train from New York Penn to Trenton observes a station stop at Linden, as northbound Amtrak Acela Trainset No. 2004 barrels through downtown Linden, enroute to New York ... (more)