It's been nearly two years, at this point, since the replacement of the classic Southern Railway signals along this portion of the Greenville District. Though they are now surrounded by the new pr... (more)

The northbound Crescent heads into DC amid the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin.

The Crescent gives passengers a nice scenic look at the Jefferson Memorial and Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin before arriving at Union Station.

The Crescent crosses the bridge at Cook Springs, Alabama on its overnight journey to New York City.

Amtrak 20 (Crescent) makes its way through Lithia Springs, GA on its way to Atlanta, GA just after sunset.

Amtrak's northbound "Crescent" is coming through the interlocking at Burke, Virginia behind Phase 1 heritage unit 156. Change will come soon to this location; the new, PTC-compliant sig... (more)

Christmas in Dixie: With a steady Christmas Eve rain falling, the final train for the night passes through the quiet hamlet of Lula as they pass under the town's iconic wooden bridge. To al... (more)

Posed beside the old Southern Railway depot in Seneca, is Amtrak 20 heading north up the Greenville District.

The Crescent

The northbound (Railroad east) Crescent rolls through North Elizabeth, running early today with motor 927. At this point, only eleven Toasters remain on the active ros... (more)

Private Car "Babbling Brook" brightens a gloomy afternoon as it trails the northbound Crescent into Newark. This car was built for New York Central in June 1949 by Budd as Buffet Lounge Observati... (more)

Amtrak 20 pulls through Norris, SC shortly after running around NS 222, with a usual P42DC duo for power.

The Amtrak Crescent makes its stop at Atlanta's Peachtree Station 45 minutes late as the Norfolk Southern executive train looks on from the old Atlantic Steel lead.

Bringing up the rear of the Crescent is the beautifully restored observation car Hickory Creek, a 1948 product of Pullman Standard delivered for use on the New York Central's famed 20th Cen... (more)

Transitions: Two passenger cars of far different eras make for an interesting pair on the back of the northbound Crescent. On the left is one of Amtrak's new Viewliner baggage cars i... (more)

Having just been dropped unloaded from the Pullman "Dover Harbor" on the rear, a couple walks towards the Gainesville depot, built in 1910, as the Crescent awaits to depart for po... (more)