Apparently Washingtonians in 1981 had to be reminded that that huge structure at 60 Massachusetts Avenue, was, indeed, the Amtrak railroad station.
Washington Terminal RS-1 #59 nice and clean on display during Amtrak's tenth anniversary celebration. May 1981
The old and the new come together at Washington Union Station Juniata PRR E8(A) 5809 sits on display for the station's 100th anniversary next to the newest train to ply the rails of WUS, Am... (more)
The South Branch Valley lent GP9 6604 to Washington Union Station to represent the Baltimore & Ohio for the station's 100th anniversary.
Amtrak proudly displayed one of their Acela trainsets for WUS's 100th anniversary. AMTK 2018 was on the south end with AMTK 2004 on the north end.
With the Jefferson Memorial and the Tidal Pool in the foreground, Amtrak 140 heads across the Potomac River and into Virginia. Seen from the Washington Monument.
CSX Q438 a Hamlet, NC, Rocky Mount NC, Richmond VA, Baltimore MD, Selkirk NY mixed freight is crossing over 9th Street SW in Washington, DC, as seen from Room 15-111 of the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. V... (more)
Baltimore & Ohio GP-9 no. 6604 rests next to a restored Pennsylvania Railroad coach at Washington Union Station's Centennial Celebration.
PRR's inbound New York to Washington Constitution sits next to the Southern Railway's Washington to Atlanta Peach Queen. PRR GG-1 4935 from the Railroad Museum of PA sits on display ... (more)
Potomac Eagle's C&O 8016 sits on display at Washington Union Station, the only F-unit in attendance. Sadly, it was tucked away on the far track away from the "stars" of the event.
The Southern Crescent sits at Washington Union Station once again! Actually NCTM's E8 6900 sits on display for the station's 100th anniversary celebration.
From their respective homes in PA and NC, PRR E8 5711, ACL E3 501, PRR GG-1 4935 and SOU E8 6900 sit on display for the 100th anniversary of WUS.
514 sits outside Union Station.
Acela Express trainset on display for the WUS 100th Anniversary Celebration.