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Viewing Album:  Washington DC - Union Station yard
 
By:Robert Powers
Dates:7/7/2014 - 11/17/2015
Album Info:Recent photos from the sorting yard at Union Station. Amtrak switchers, etc.
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AEM7 profile
Title:  AEM7 profile
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/7/2014  Upload Date: 10/20/2017 2:28:37 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 943(AEM7)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
Toaster Trio
Title:  Toaster Trio
Description:  Three AEM7s roll north out of the Union Station yard as a busy day winds down.
Photo Date:  7/7/2014  Upload Date: 10/20/2017 2:32:30 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 949(AEM7) AMTK 953(AEM7)
Views:  106   Comments: 1
Wandering Toaster
Title:  Wandering Toaster
Description:  A lone AEM7 makes its way into Union Station at dusk.
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 10/20/2017 2:35:24 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 929(AEM7)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
Dual Departure
Title:  Dual Departure
Description:  A switcher pulls a cut up towards the Ivy City yards, while an Acela train pulls out alongside, on a snowy February night.
Photo Date:  2/16/2015  Upload Date: 10/20/2017 2:20:20 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 2000(Acela Power Car) AMTK 569(SW1001)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
Amtrak at Union Station
Title:  Amtrak at Union Station
Description:  It's one day after a passable snowfall shut down DC for a day. Amtrak #940 is heading north with the Northeast Regional late on a Saturday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:16:43 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 940(AEM7)
Views:  97   Comments: 1
Amtrak at Union Station
Title:  Amtrak at Union Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:16:52 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 940(AEM7)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
Amtrak at Union Station
Title:  Amtrak at Union Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:16:29 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 935(AEM7)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
Amtrak at Union Station
Title:  Amtrak at Union Station
Description:  In the fully electrified Union Station approach tracks, AEM7 935 looks quite at home.
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:16:36 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 935(AEM7)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
AEM7 northbound
Title:  AEM7 northbound
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 10/20/2017 2:17:02 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 935(AEM7)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
Amtrak at Union Station
Title:  Amtrak at Union Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:16:23 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 941(AEM7) AMTK 2001(Acela Power Car)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Amtrak at Union Station
Title:  Amtrak at Union Station
Description:  I don't think I knew at this point that the AEM7s' days were numbered; nevertheless, their boxy, strictly functional lines, the piles of equipment on their roof, and their slightly decrepit looks made them attractive targets.
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:16:15 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 941(AEM7)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
Amtrak at Union Station
Title:  Amtrak at Union Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:17:00 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 941(AEM7) AMTK 43(P42DC)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
Trio of elephans
Title:  Trio of elephans
Description:  Three Genesis units run light out of Union Station heading for the maintenance yard a mile or two north.
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:16:04 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 43(P42DC) AMTK 22(P42DC) AMTK 168(P42DC)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Amtrak at Union Station
Title:  Amtrak at Union Station
Description:  A battered switcher awaits its next assignment.
Photo Date:  3/7/2015  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:17:05 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 798(SW1000R)
Views:  99   Comments: 1
Parked and waiting
Title:  Parked and waiting
Description:  Amtrak 793 sits ouside Union Station with a load of private rail cars. The first one is Southern Railway Crescent Harbor.
Photo Date:  3/15/2015  Upload Date: 12/19/2015 11:37:00 PM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 793(SW1000R)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
Thatll Show em, 1 of 3
Title:  Thatll Show em, 1 of 3
Description:  One of Amtraks yard switchers starts off on a mission. I didnt realize it, but - as I later figured out from my photos - the driver had taken notice of me perched up on the Union Station garage...
Photo Date:  6/15/2015  Upload Date: 11/17/2015 11:59:58 PM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 540(SW1500) AMTK 599(3GS21B) AMTK 569(SW1001)
Views:  492   Comments: 1
Thatll Show em, 2 of 3
Title:  Thatll Show em, 2 of 3
Description:  Whether for my amusement or his, the engineer just cuts loose with this monstrous cloud of smoke. When I got home and zoomed in the photos, I realized he was looking directly at me before he did it. I got a good laugh and probably he did too.
Photo Date:  6/15/2015  Upload Date: 11/18/2015 12:01:24 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 599(3GS21B) AMTK 569(SW1001) AMTK 540(SW1500)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
Thatll Show em, 3 of 3
Title:  Thatll Show em, 3 of 3
Description:  A cloud of smoke covers the Union Station switching yard as Amtrak 540 rolls off to work. Parked nearby are Amtrak 599 and 569.
Photo Date:  6/15/2015  Upload Date: 11/18/2015 12:03:55 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 540(SW1500) AMTK 569(SW1001) AMTK 599(3GS21B) AMTK 633(ACS-64)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
Snowbound
Title:  Snowbound
Description:  A switcher and an AEM7 are plastered with snow in the wake of "Snowzilla".
Photo Date:  1/24/2016  Upload Date: 10/20/2017 2:24:49 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 792(SW1000R) AMTK 921(AEM7)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Switcher in the sun
Title:  Switcher in the sun
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2016  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:40:21 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 533(MP15DC)
Views:  138   Comments: 1
Switcher running light
Title:  Switcher running light
Description:  Amtrak #798 rolls north through the maintenance yard along New York Avenue. These rusty old MP1000s are starting to vanish as they are rebuilt into NexGen units.
Photo Date:  6/25/2016  Upload Date: 6/26/2016 10:14:51 PM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 798(SW1000R)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
Towing the elephant
Title:  Towing the elephant
Description:  Amtrak 533 tows #162 towards the maintenance shops north of Union Station.
Photo Date:  6/25/2016  Upload Date: 6/26/2016 10:13:13 PM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 533(MP15DC) AMTK 162(P42DC)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Smoky old feller
Title:  Smoky old feller
Description:  Amtrak #793 cut loose a cloud of smoke as she starts to head further north into the Ivy City maintenance yards.
Photo Date:  6/25/2016  Upload Date: 6/26/2016 10:18:10 PM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 793(SW1000R)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
Running backwards
Title:  Running backwards
Description:  Amtrak 793 rolls north into the maintenance yards.
Photo Date:  6/25/2016  Upload Date: 6/26/2016 10:19:15 PM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 793(SW1000R)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Very old and very new
Title:  Very old and very new
Description:  Amtraks one SW-1 switcher -probably itsoldest operating locomotive - sits next to one of its newest switchers.
Photo Date:  7/23/2016  Upload Date: 5/1/2017 1:28:15 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Robert Powers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 737(SW1) AMTK 599(3GS21B) MARC 71(GP39H-2)
Views:  483   Comments: 1

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