Class leader #300 showing off its Phase VI paint scheme.

A southbound Amtrak train heads over the channel that connects the "Tidal Basin" to the Potomac River with cherry blossoms starting to pop.

A special duo on M42210, featuring 911 and 1853. It is seen here passing over the Anacostia River on the Alexandria Extension, as it makes its way towards the Metropolitan Subdivision.

A Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) train has arrived in Washington DC from Baltimore, with MP36PH-3C 24 and GP39H-2 74 (ex-B&O GP40 3710) for power on the rear. (Washington DC – January 22, 2... (more)

Jack stands are used to raise an Amfleet Coach in order to swap out a wheel set (not the missing wheel set). The new wheel set will be rolled under the car and carefully aligned as the car is lowe... (more)

A three-generation Amtrak electric locomotive line up came together quickly (less than 24 hr) once notice was given that the operable HHP made its last run thanks to some now retired employees. Am... (more)

A great roster shot of this locomotive type.

A type of Amtrak genset switcher only found in DC.

The 793 was completely rebuild a few years later into a genset switcher, still in use in Washington Terminal, and would be unrecognizable to most except for the trucks and number.

Three of a kind. VRE cab cars are lined up in the Ivy City Coach Yard.

Not all that long ago, AEM-7s were common around the NEC. 907 peeks out from the Ivy City shop.

Not one, but four Harry Potter Broadway Show wrapped Amtrak locomotives were announced today: https://media.amtrak.com/2023/04/amtrak-partners-with-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-broadway-show-... (more)

Not one, but four Harry Potter Broadway Show wrapped Amtrak locomotives were announced today: https://media.amtrak.com/2023/04/amtrak-partners-with-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-broadway-show-... (more)

The new kid in town is outnumbered by P42s, but it won't be long before the tables are turned.

Fresh Veterans livery on a bright sunny day.