Amtrak Regional 65 is seen making the station stop at Main Street Station in Richmond.

Amtrak 89, the Palmetto is seen passing the train mural in Ashland on its trip from New York City to Savannah, GA.

Amtrak Regional Train 134 is seen on the North side of Alexandria on its trip from Roanoke, VA to New York City at Slaters Lane. This location was once the home of the sprawling Potomac Yard.

Amtrak Regional Train 84 is seen on the North side of Alexandria on its trip from Norfolk, VA to New York City at Slaters Lane. This location was once the home of the sprawling Potomac Yard.

“Destination: Miami”
In the early afternoon, AMTK F40PH 276 pauses Amtrak 89, the southbound Palmetto, at the Fredericksburg station to board some Virginians bound for The Sun... (more)

The southbound Auto Train departing the Lorton terminal. Soon enough a consist like this will be a thing of the past, as ALC-42s are planned to start leading in early August.

The 3-hour late Silver Meteor #98 rolls through the town of Centralia, VA as it approaches its next stop in Richmond. The hot and humid morning makes for some interesting low-hanging cloud covera... (more)

Regional train 186 crosses the Buckingham Branch diamond at Doswell on their way up the RF&P.

The southbound Auto Train heads through Doswell in the late evening, passing the Buckingham Branch yard.

New Paint, Old Engine: Unsurprisingly, this P42DC expelled some dark exhaust upon throttling up through the Cherry Hill Road crossing which goes to show that while Amtrak may be pursuing a new ima... (more)

A Charger leads the southbound Silver Star through Ashland.

515 to the Rescue - The night prior P099 broke down near Woodbridge, VA, so they decided to send 515 from the Auto Train terminal in Lorton. Since the P42 wouldn't magically be fixed overnight, 17... (more)

Running about 20 minutes behind schedule, Amtrak Northeast Regional Train has just completed its station stop in Ashland, Virginia and is back on the move accelerating south. The CSX RF&P Subdivis... (more)

Rescuing the Regional: Amtrak Dash 8s, once fairly common on Northeast Regionals through this area, are incredibly hard to come by on anything other than the Auto Train these days…and even that�... (more)

Though ALC-42’s have been making more frequent appearances on the Chicago-bound Cardinal service, it’s P42DC #148 in charge of the train as it arrives at Alexandria Union Station on track 2.