Amtrak's Auto Train crawls into its Sanford Terminus after a long trip southbound. Through the heat haze, a Sunrail "special event" train can be seen picking up passengers at the Sunrail... (more)
The southbound Auto Train heads through Doswell in the late evening, passing the Buckingham Branch yard.
With a pair of GE P40's on the point, Amtrak's Auto Train heads north with a long train of Superliners and autoracks in tow. The train is crossing over the James River outside of Richmond, Virgini... (more)
Amtrak's Auto Train is about an hour away from it's Sanford terminal.
In the 90s, Amtrak actually serviced a purpose. They ran trains and hauled some mail. Here, the Southwest Chief roars east at Stronghurst on the Chili Sub with a decent size train. Scanned Slide f... (more)
The Auto Train crosses the bridge over the Rappahannock River on a cool morning in northern Virginia. The aging P40s on the point are near the end of the trip at Lorton.
Auto Train P053 closes in on VRE P307 at Fredericksburg in the late evening.
Amtrak 53 the Auto Train
The Auto Train splits downtown Ashland in the late evening with a pair of aging P40s for power.
Amtrak 53 rolls out of Seville
Amtrak Autotrain!
Due to the derailment of CSX L640-09 on the Charleston Subdivision, all A-Line passenger trains were rerouted via the S-Line. Seen here is the Northbound AutoTrain (Amtrak 53) crossing the interl... (more)
It's a warm humid morning where we catch Auto Train about an hour away from it's destination.
Due to the first schedule change with Auto Train since Amtrak took it on in 1983, the departures are now an hour later giving us a daylight view.
Amtrak's auto train heads over Neabsco Creek southbound on the CSX RF&P subdivision.
