Amtrak Train 99 heads west out of New London on a frigid morning.

Note the Amfleet 1 coaches in the short-lived "lava lamp" livery behind the "Hippo"

Amtrak 156, the newly extended Northeast Regional that now runs over Blue Ridge grade to Roanoke, flies east through Bedford, VA on a crisp fall morning just after Thanksgiving. This is a classic ... (more)

Easy like Sunday morning. Amtrak Train 156 (P42DC 47 leading) is an on time departure out of Roanoke, VA on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Service from Roanoke has been operating for less than a month... (more)

A Northeast Regional crosses the scenic Bush River on a perfect summer afternoon.

Conductor Manny is always pleasant, but he had an extra pep in his step on this day. After 30 years on the railroad this was his last trip, and he took time to bid farewell to his regulars. Happ... (more)

Amtrak "Cities Sprinter" ACS-64 #607 with southbound "Northeast Regional" train 85 from New York, NY (Penn Station) to Richmond, VA.

Amtrak meets MARC at Bowie State University.

A crowd awaits the arrival of the Northeast Regional from Lynchburg to Boston

The Amtrak "Vermonter" (Train 55) is twice as interesting with 2 Siemens ACS-64s (660/605) on the point. This train originates in St. Albans, VT, changes its diesel for electric power in New Haven... (more)

An Amtrak Regional Express led by a Siemens "Cities Sprinter" speeds north through the Torresdale section of northeast Philadelphia while en route to Trenton, NJ. A quite grand station ... (more)

An Amtrak ACS-64 sprints "westbound" from Trenton, NJ along the NEC captured here at Holmesburg Junction in Northeaset Philadelphia. To the left is the PRR built combination tower /depo... (more)

My son gets off an Amtrak after his very first mainline train ride. (Stacey Whitman photo)