Amtrak AEM-7 902 rolls southbound on the Northeast Corridor by Perryville station in 1996.

Rather than the usual P42 on the head end, Amtrak's eastbound train 67 has a Dash 8 for power on this hot summer day. Next stop is the end of the line at Newport News.

Note vertical support already in place for new gantry-type signals which will replace the former Southern Railway design double-track signal bridge.

Amtrak Northeast Regional train 95 pulls into Ashland, VA around 25 minutes late. One of the Vistor's Center volunteers sits outside as part of a photoshoot for the station and the town.

Making its New Carrollton station stop

Amtrak 129, as of this date, would typically be led by a new ACS-64 "Cities Sprinter" locomotive. However, on this particular afternoon a pair of relatively clean AEM-7s are in charge, each with ... (more)

It's a nice sunny day in Baltimore.

Amtrak train 85 rolls into Wilmington under the command of P32BWH 514

The Southbound Amtrak Northeast Regional Virginia service train from Springfield, MA to Lynchburg, VA passes through the heart of Central Virginia before sunset.

The first ACS-64 continues to earn its keep as more sister units are accepted for revenue service. Before long, these and the Acela will dominate the NEC.

Now in revenue service for 2 weeks, ACS-64 #600 has a layer of road dirt built up, and looks like a real revenue unit. Here the 600 leads a Northbound train 152 to New York's Penn Station as the 5... (more)

Rolling roster shot of the Amtrak Cities Sprinter # 600

Amtrak's newest engines leaves a Septa Local in it's dust at Glenolden on it's northbound trip from DC

Finally! After months of testing, ACS-64 class unit 600 leads train 171 through West Haven, CT on its first revenue trip. Amtrak President Joe Boardman can be seen riding shotgun.