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AMTK 116 |
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1.27.2023 Crozet, VA. Amtrak Train 5027 the eastbound Cardinal headed up by AMTK 116 as it passes in front of the former C&O depot on time and on its way to its next station stop in Charlottesville. |
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1/27/2023 Upload Date: 1/27/2023 4:03:00 PM |
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Crozet, VA |
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AMTK 201 |
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2.1.2023 Charlottesville, VA. AMTK 201 on the lead of train 5511, the Cardinal, arriving a few minutes early at Charlottesville. |
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2/1/2023 Upload Date: 2/2/2023 9:33:06 AM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 201 |
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2.1.2023 Charlottesville, VA. Having just loaded passengers for the journey westward on the Cardinal, AMTK 201 crosses Norfolk Southern's mainline. |
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2/1/2023 Upload Date: 2/2/2023 9:39:59 AM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 50 on the 50 |
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2.1.2023 Afton, VA. AMTK 50 on train #50 heading to Charlottesville with a snow mustache. It is passing by a CSX 180 car empty grain train which held the Main so the Cardinal could take the passing track. |
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2/1/2023 Upload Date: 2/3/2023 4:26:14 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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AMTK 50 on the 50 |
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2.1.2023 Afton, VA. AMTK 50 on train #50 heading to Charlottesville with a snow mustache. It is passing by a CSX 180 car empty grain train which held the Main so the Cardinal could take the passing track. |
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2/1/2023 Upload Date: 2/3/2023 4:28:13 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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AMTK 19 |
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2.3.2023 West Ivy signal. A double header on the eastbound Cardinal led by AMTK 19 passing by the West Ivy Control Point on its way on time to its next stop in Charlottesville. |
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2/3/2023 Upload Date: 2/3/2023 4:18:42 PM |
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Ivy, VA |
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AMTK 199 |
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2.5.2023 Mechum's River, VA. AMTR 199 heading up train #515 Cardinal westbound over the Mechum's River bridge having left Charlottesville 5 minutes late. |
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2/5/2023 Upload Date: 2/5/2023 2:40:41 PM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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AMTK 199(P42DC) |
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AMTK 93 |
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2.5.2023 AMTK 93 on the point of the eastbound Cardinal as it passes by the West Ivy Controls Point. It was running ~43 minutes lat at this point into Charlottesville. |
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2/5/2023 Upload Date: 2/6/2023 8:42:21 AM |
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Ivy, VA |
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AMTK 150 |
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2.15.2023 AMTK 150 on the eastbound train #5015 at signal 205.9. The west portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel beneath Rockfish Gap is about 3/10th of a mile ahead. |
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2/15/2023 Upload Date: 2/17/2023 3:22:56 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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AMTK 43 |
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2.15.20232 Mechums River, VA. AMTK 43 on the westbound Cardinal just crossing the Mechums River bridge on its way to its next stop in Staunton, VA. |
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2/15/2023 Upload Date: 2/17/2023 3:17:22 PM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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AMTK 201 |
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2.17.2023 Mechuns River, VA. AMTK 201 leading the westbound Cardinal train #5117 past the 192.0 signal and mile post, leaning into the curve as it begins its 12.3 mile ascent of the Blue Ridge Escarpment to the Blue Ridge Tunnel. |
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2/17/2023 Upload Date: 2/17/2023 3:11:01 PM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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AMTK 96 |
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2.19.2023 AMTK 96 on the westbound Cardinal train # 5119 at the 189 mile post cruising through Ivy, VA. The former C&O depot was located next to the signal box on the right. |
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2/19/2023 Upload Date: 2/19/2023 4:23:34 PM |
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Ivy, VA |
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AMTK 201 returns eastward |
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2.19.23 AMTK 201 passing through Crozet making its eastward return trip from Chicago. This consist today lacked a Baggage/Crew Dorm car. Only the Tugaloo River Viewliner sleeper was tied to the end. |
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2/19/2023 Upload Date: 2/19/2023 4:09:38 PM |
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Crozet, VA |
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AMTK 12 |
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3/1/2023. Mechum's River, VA. Two maintenance workers look on as AMTK 13 passes by the tie removal machine they are repairing. The westbound Cardinal left on-time from Charlottesville. |
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3/1/2023 Upload Date: 3/1/2023 2:59:30 PM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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AMTK 15 |
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3.5.2023 AMTK 15 on the lease f the westbound Cardinal Train #515 as it approaches Ivy, VA. |
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3/5/2023 Upload Date: 3/5/2023 2:46:06 PM |
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Ivy, VA |
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AMTK 815 |
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4.16.2023 Mechum's River, VA. AMTK 815 just crossed over the Qechum's River bridge heading westward with the Cardinal. From here it.s a 12+ mile climb up the Blue Ridge escarpment to the Blue Ridge tunnel to the Shenandoah Valley. |
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4/16/2023 Upload Date: 4/17/2023 3:33:24 PM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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AMTK 140 |
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4.19.23 Crozet, VA. The westbound Cardinal #51 is running at restricted speed on the passing track having just been passed by its eastbound counterpart on the main at ~50mph. At this point the 51 is running 1hr, 11 minutes late out of Charlottesville while the eastbound was only 11 minutes lat out of Staunton, Va. |
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4/19/2023 Upload Date: 4/22/2023 8:44:36 AM |
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Crozet, VA |
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AMTK 815 |
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4.19.2023 Crozet, VA. The eastbound Cardinal headed up by AMTK 815, a P40 that I photographed nearby 3 days earlier, now on its return trip from Chicago, blows by the former C&O depot in Crozet. The 815 kept the main as it met with the eastbound Cardinal at restricted speed situated behind me on the passing track which can be seen in the foreground of this picture. At this point the was running 11 minutes lat out of Staunton while the westbound Cardinal was at 1 hour, 11. Minutes late out of Charlottesville. |
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4/19/2023 Upload Date: 4/22/2023 8:48:01 AM |
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Crozet, VA |
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AMTK 147 |
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5.3.2023 Greenwood, VA. AMTK 147 leading the westbound Cardinal up the Blue Ridge Grade on its way to Chicago. I am standing on what remains of the former C&O depot at the rural village of Greenwood. In the center forefront you can see the the concrete foundation outline of the bay window and the platform beyond. |
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5/3/2023 Upload Date: 5/4/2023 8:52:45 AM |
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Greenwood, VA |
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AMTK 120 |
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5.12.23 Rockfish, VA. AMTK 120 along with AMTK 92 splitting the crossing gates on Rockfish River Road having just crossed over the Rockfish River in Rockfish, VA. This is the northbound Crescent running 4 hours and 28 minutes late heading to its next stop at Charlottesville, VA. |
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5/12/2023 Upload Date: 5/13/2023 2:31:23 PM |
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Rockfish, VA |
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AMTK 170 |
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5/19/2023 Charlottesville, VA. AMTK 170 leading the eastbound Cardinal, train #5019, heading into the Charlottesville statin 32 minutes late. Though you can barely make it out, the engineer is giving a wave to me. University of Virginia's Davenport Baseball Stadium is below the Virginia emblem. |
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5/19/2023 Upload Date: 5/19/2023 4:36:19 PM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 171 |
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5.24.23 Eastbound Cardinal 5124 with AMTK 171 on the head-end as it passes by the former C&O depot in Crozet. |
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5/24/2023 Upload Date: 5/24/2023 4:33:45 PM |
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Crozet, VA |
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AMTK 171(P42DC) |
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AMTK 25 |
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6.23.2023 Mechums River, VA. On an overcast summer's day, Amtrak train 5123 led by AMTK 25 on the westbound Cardinal crossing the Mechums River bridge east of Charlottesville, having departed from its latest stop 4 minutes late. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 6/23/2023 2:43:02 PM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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AMTK 72 |
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7.7.2023. Crozet, VA. AMTK 72 leading train #506, the eastbound Cardinal past the former C&O depot at Crozet, running on time to Charlottesville. |
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7/7/2023 Upload Date: 7/8/2023 10:33:15 AM |
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Crozet, VA |
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AMTK 113 |
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8.9.23. AMTK 113 leading the westbound Cardinal, followed by AMTK 164 in Phase IV Heritage paint as it arrives at Charlottesville's Union Station. I was heading to Chicago then to Memphis on the City of New Orleans. |
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8/9/2023 Upload Date: 10/16/2023 1:20:03 PM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 113(P42DC) |
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AMTK 315 |
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8.10.23 Chicago Amtrak engine facility at Chicago Union Station. AMTK 315 shot from the window of the arriving #51 Cardinal. |
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8/10/2023 Upload Date: 10/16/2023 12:52:23 PM |
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Chicago Union Statio, IL |
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AMTK 315(ALC-42) |
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AMTK 194....hello again |
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9.18.2023 Ruby Canyon, CO, near the Utah-Colorado state line, AMTK 194 leading the westbound California Zephyr. I shot this same engine in Central Virginia leading the Cardinal a year earlier. |
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9/18/2023 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:10:18 AM |
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Mack, CO |
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Cab view of westbound California Zephyr |
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9.19.23 Burns Canyon, CO A view of AMTK 163 on the westbound California Zephyr from the cab oof the Rocky Mountaineer. The Colorado River is to the left. |
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9/19/2023 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:37:49 AM |
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Burns, CO |
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AMTK 163(P42DC) |
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AMTK 142 |
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10.11.2023 Tye River, VA. AMTK 142 on the point of southbound Northeast Regional #151. |
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10/11/2023 Upload Date: 10/14/2023 10:03:25 AM |
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Tye River, VA |
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Amtrak 160 |
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Friday the 13th, 2023 Charlottesville, VA. Eastbound #50, the Cardinal, with the Pepsi engine #160 on the point as it pulls into tCharlottesville Union Station on time. |
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10/13/2023 Upload Date: 10/14/2023 9:36:19 AM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 160(P42DC) |
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AMTK 45 |
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10.29.23 Orange, VA. The westbound Cardinal just came off the NS mainline from Alexandria heading for its next stop in Charlottesville via Gordonsville. Thirteen days shy of exactly 35 years ago (1988) when I photographed F40PH AMTK 333 leading the Cardinal in this same spot. See photo below. A C&O cantilevered signal tower was in the same location as the current signal mast. Also missing is a switch to a two-track siding where the satellite dish is now. The 1988 Cardinal had 9 cars, today's version has 5. This rail line into Orange provided the original Virginia Midland RR with a connection to the pre-Civil War Alexandria & Orange RR. |
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10/29/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 10:09:53 AM |
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Orange, VA |
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AMTK 60 |
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10.29.2023 Historic Orange, VA. AMTK 50 leading the southbound Northeast Regional #151 through downtown Orange on a beautiful Autumn morning. The he historic Southern Railway station stands to the right. If you look closely you can see the wave of the locomotive engineer. |
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10/29/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 10:25:46 AM |
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Orange, VA |
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AMTK 92 |
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10.29.23 Orange, VA. AMTK 92 leads the northbound Northeast Regional #156 into Orange. It is passing over the turnout to what was the original Richmond & Danville RR/Southern RY mainline through the town until the realignment in the 1890s. |
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10/29/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 10:29:28 AM |
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Orange, VA |
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Amtrak Cardinal in Orange, VA 35 years earlier |
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Obviously this is not Amtrak #45 as this photo was taken 11.11.88 in Orange, VA at 3:40 PM of Amtrak #333, an F40PH, on the point westbound #51 Cardinal entering C&O tracks. The photo above was taken from this exact same location 35 years later of AMTK #45 leading the Cardinal. Compare the 2 photos for the differences. |
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10/30/2023 Upload Date: 1/6/2024 4:03:57 PM |
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Orange, VA |
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AMTK 137 |
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1.5.2023 Mechums River. AMTK 137 on the point of the westbound Cardinal, coming off the Mechums River Bridge running 12 ,mutes late out of Charlottesville. The bridge decking was recently refurbidhed and improved as the old wooden walkway was replaced with metal corrugated decking with posts and handrails. THe new walkway can be seen to the right of the second car. |
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11/6/2023 Upload Date: 11/5/2023 2:56:20 PM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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AMTK 136 on the Cardinal |
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12.8.2023 Mechums River. AMTK 136 crossing the Mechums River bridge running on time on the westbound Cardinal. It is all uphill from here to the Blue Ridge Tunnel beneath Rockfish Gap. |
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12/8/2023 Upload Date: 12/8/2023 3:05:06 PM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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AMTK 136(P42DC) |
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AMTK 136 on the NE Regional |
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12.30.23 Charlottesville, VA. Under cloudy, wintery skies, AMTK 136 moves the northbound NE Regional #156 toward its next stop at Culpeper. My son and his girlfriend were aboard for a visit to here home in Warrenton. Running 13 minutes late, this is one of the longest consists I have seen in a while. Holiday traffic, no doubt. |
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12/30/2023 Upload Date: 12/30/2023 2:21:20 PM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 181 |
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12.30.2023 AMTK 181 and Charger locomotive 339 leading Amtrak's northbound Crescent out of Charlottesville 11 minutes late. Though the train was sold out, it had the regular consist of coaches and sleepers. |
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12/30/2023 Upload Date: 12/30/2023 2:05:18 PM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 181(P42DC) |
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AMTK 339 |
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1.12.2024 Ivy, VA. Amtrak's newest locomotive model, Siemens ALC-42 - Charger, leads the westbound Cardinal through the signals at Ivy, VA, milepost 189. |
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1/12/2024 Upload Date: 1/12/2024 2:48:23 PM |
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Ivy, VA |
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AMTK 136 on the Crescent |
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1.14.2024 Charlottesville, VA. A muddied AMTK 136 on the point this day of the #20 Crescent as it waits for an on time departure.. A few weeks prior it was the lead on the N.E. Regional #156. A few days before that I photographed this locomotive coming through Charlottesville leading the Cardinal. Behind it today is the newer AMTK 310. |
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1/14/2024 Upload Date: 1/15/2024 9:10:11 AM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 161 heading to Washington |
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1.14.2024 Charlottesville, VA. AMTK 161, the 50th Anniversary engine, departing Ch'ville on the NE Regional #156 with my son aboard heading back to school. |
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1/14/2024 Upload Date: 1/14/2024 3:24:40 PM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 83 on the Blue Ridge Grade |
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1.14.2024 Greenwood, VA. AMTK 83 on the point of the westbound Cardinal climbing the long Blue Ridge Grade. I am s standing on the remains of the concrete foundation for the former C&O depot, about where the bay window once stood. |
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1/14/2024 Upload Date: 1/14/2024 3:20:17 PM |
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Greenwood, VA |
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AMTK 83(P42DC) |
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AMTK 169 on a bright winter day |
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1.21.2024 Ivy, VA. Milepost 189. AMTK 169 on the point of the westbound Cardinal passing by CP East Ivy. The second locomotive is #336. Look closely and you can see the conductors giving me a wave. |
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1/21/2024 Upload Date: 1/21/2024 4:11:06 PM |
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Ivy, VA |
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AMTK 169(P42DC) |
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AMTK 157 |
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2.2.2024 Mechums River VA. Because AMTK 157 on the eastbound Cardinal had to wait in the passing siding at Afton for a CSX empty grain train to pass, I was able to get down the mountain and meet it at Mechums River. It was running at 60mph to keep to its advertised. The stack of creosote ties to the left waiting to be hauled away is the remains of the walkway attached to the bridge over Mechums River that was replaced with a metal grate walkway. Signal 192 peeks above the pile of derietis. |
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2/2/2024 Upload Date: 2/4/2024 8:34:36 AM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 157(P42DC) |
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AMTK 157 |
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2.2.2024 Afton, VA. AMTK 157 on the eastbound Cardinal running on time through Afton, VA. It was moving very slowly at this point as it was preparing to meet an empty CSX grain train chugging up the Blue Ridge Grade. |
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2/2/2024 Upload Date: 2/3/2024 4:39:31 PM |
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Afton, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 157(P42DC) |
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AMTK 158 |
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2.4.2024 Charlottesville, VA. AMTK #158 leading the westbound Cardinal past signal 184.6 having just left Charlottesville Union Station 6 minutes late. Much of the trackage on this former C&O Mountain Subdivision remains the jointed track from the 1948 line upgrade in preparation for the ill-fated Chessie. |
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2/4/2024 Upload Date: 2/4/2024 6:50:21 PM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 158(P42DC) |
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AMTK 148 |
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2.16.2024 Charlottesville, VA> AMTK 148 leading the westbound Cardinal past signal post at 184.6, having departed CVS 2 minutes late. Much of the trackage from Charlottesville up the Blue Ridge Grade to Afton remains the jointed track put in place during the 1947-48 C&O upgrades to the Mountain Subdivision. |
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2/16/2024 Upload Date: 2/17/2024 10:23:05 AM |
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Charlottesville, VA |
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AMTK 157 |
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2.25.2024 Greenwood, VA. This is the view the operator at Greenwood, VA station would have had looking east through the bay window. Of course the station is no longer in existence, same as for the freight yard and freight house that were located on the opposite side of the tracks. Amazingly, as you can see, most of the communication works remain intact on the telephone poles in this area of the grade. Today, we see the late-running Westbound Cardinal as it makes its way up the Blue Ridge Grade. |
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2/25/2024 Upload Date: 2/26/2024 3:10:37 PM |
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Greenwood, VA |
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Lee Herbert |
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AMTK 157(P42DC) |
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AMTK 88 |
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3.3.2024 Goshen, VA. AMTK 88 on the lead of the westbound Cardinal (Train 513) leans into the curve as it passes the former C&O depot at Goshen, VA. The depot seems to have been recently painted by the Buckingham Branch RR, current operators on the former C&O Mountain Division. |
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3/3/2024 Upload Date: 3/4/2024 1:09:50 PM |
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Goshen, VA |
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AMTK 88(P42DC) |
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AMTK 176 crossing Mechums River Bridge |
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4.24.24 Mechums River, VA. AMTK 176 Jon the lead with the westbound Cardinal crossing the Mechums River bridge. |
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4/24/2024 Upload Date: 4/24/2024 4:20:29 PM |
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Mechums River, VA |
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