The sound of 6000hp is prominent as Q439 accelerates south through AF Interlocking.

The light trails in the sky are from airplanes in the vicinity of National Airport.

Another southbound Amtrak regional train departs Alexandria, Virginia's busy station while CSX freight led by SD70MAC #4781 waits for traffic to clear in the setting sun...

This Dash 8's is wearing Phase IV Amtrak paint and as it pulled into the Alexandria Union Station, I noticed that there were very few people waiting on the platform. Train #84 (Regional Service) ... (more)

Amtrak Regional service appears around the curve with a Phase IV paint scheme Dash 8 (former Pepsi Can) in the lead. This train originated at the Staples Mill Road depot in Richmond and will run a... (more)

This VRE commuter had two non-working cab cars in the consist and had to have its GP40H-2 put on the point, resulting in this different view of a locomotive leading a northbound. The engine starte... (more)

VRE 331 south pulls into Alexandria station as Amtrak 80 Carolinian loads passengers. CSX U-323 (dead-on-clock) coal cars are in the background

Amtrak #91 Silver Star with P42's 160 and 188

The westbound Cardinal scoots past NS's tiny intermodal yard at Van Dorn Street.

Amtrak Regional Train 99 meets VRE Train 311 at Alexandria.

On a frigid February evening, a brand new VRE Gallery Cab Car leads a southbound commuter train into its station stop at Alexandria.

Southbound CSX freight waits on track 1 while Virginia Railway Express commuter train departs Alexandria on track 3 bound for Fredericksburg and points in between.

The last VRE train of the day leaves the city of Alexandria, 20 minutes out of D.C.