The Northbound Crescent crosses the James River on a cool summer morning.
The Crescent rushes through Heflin on its way to Atlanta and points north. It's almost sunset on the day of the summer solstice, and this is as far around as the sun can get on the nose of an east... (more)
Amtrak 20 crosses the James River with turbo belching thick, black smoke.
The Crescent crosses the James River Trestle north of Lynchburg, VA
The Crescent approaches River Road crossing, just North of Lynchburg, VA.
Change of motive power at Washington's Union Station. These diesels pulled the northbound Crescent from New Orleans and electric power will take over for the remainder of the trip.
Running three hours late, the northbound Crescent changes motive power at Washington's Union Station. This AEM-7 will power the train north for the remainder of its trip from the Big Easy to the ... (more)
Amtrak's northbound CRESCENT, just a minute or so after leaving NOUPT, leaves the NOUPT track and enters the NS "Back Belt" mainline on a Sunday morning as a southbound NS freight that will soon b... (more)
The northbound "Crescent" should be well north of here as sunset nears!
Running 5 hours late, the Northbound Crescent crosses the James River in Lynchburg, VA. A P32 in consist is a rare treat as well.
Amtrak's Northbound Crescent crosses the James River North of Lynchburg, VA
The northbound Crescent, over two hours late, glides into Culpeper for a quick stop to take on half a dozen passengers before continuing on to DC, where the Whales will be replaced with AEM-7 or H... (more)
The northbound Crescent reaches the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, leaving the New Orleans skyline behind.