AMTRAK #20 the north bound Crescent rolls over I-85 on a clear and cold fall morning. This train was nearly 9 hours late which allowed for the early morning shot.
The southbound "Crescent" hurtles by MARC 634 stopped at the BWI station
Amtrak 20 glides through Monroe, VA where the Southern once had a depot, yard, roundhouse, and wye. All that remains is the single track mainline that the Crescent still traverses daily, now behin... (more)
As if seeing NS 8099 on point wasn't enough, The Crescent had 156 trailing yesterday with several of freshly painted Phase III cars in its consist. After leaving the station, it met a NB military... (more)
Running slightly behind the advertised schedule, a ~3 hour late Crescent pulls into the nations capitol behind a P42DC pair as the cherry blossoms show their beauty.
Amtrak's Crescent rolls under an old cantilever signal bridge, the last of its kind west of Birmingham. So far, it has survived the PTC signal massacre, with no evidence of imminent replacement.
The northbound Crescent heads over the Potomac River after passing Reagan National Airport on its way into Washington DC. Trees are in bloom and spring is already in the air.
The Crescent passes NS #290 at Sewell running a few hours late due to an unusual autumn snowstorm that dumped a foot of snow in parts of north Georgia
FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) "Office of Safety" car behind the locomotives as the northbound "Crescent" heads for its stop at Manassas
The entire consist of the northbound "Crescent" on the Susquehanna River bridge
The southbound "Crescent" on-time and making time, as it passes Midland, Virginia
Running over four hours late, Amtrak's southbound Crescent is seen charging through Buford, Georgia at track speed, attempting to make up as much time as possible before reaching its termin... (more)
Amtrak's Crescent runs past an MOW crew on Washington Union Terminal trackage in DC.
Amtrak's southbound Crescent heads for New Orleans as it rolls by Heflin Alabama.
Westbound Amtrak Crescent 19 heads West through Lovick, AL. With phase 3 P42DC #822 leading the Veterans unit #42
