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So, just after 12:30 AM, I had tuned into the live rail cam in Selma, NC and noticed a beam of headlights coming around the curve to the north. The southbound Silver Meteor, Amtrak 97, emerged and slowed to a stop at the station. The Silver Meteor does not stop in Selma. Tonight it did, and off...

I recently came across this video on YouTube about the new Siemens trainsets which will replace the Genesis locomotives and Amfleet 1 cars. Most of the trains listed were daytime trains that only use the Amfleet 1 including the Northeast Regional, Carolinian, Vermonter, and so on. However, the...

I have travelled through the Wilson NC (WLN) Amtrak Station on two round trips in the past 3 months, and I have noticed quite a bit of construction going on. The northern half of the station platform has been blocked off and torn up with lots of construction equipment on site. Both of my...

I am about to book a round trip from NC to NY on 79/80 leaving two weeks from today. I am planning on going out of Wilson, NC. How is parking availability at Wilson? Should Wilson be fine or should I consider Raleigh, Selma, or Rocky Mount?

I noticed last week while riding past the Lorton Auto Train Terminal, a string of Amfleet 2 coaches just sitting among the auto rack equipment. Is there a reason why a bunch of single level Amfleet equipment would be sitting at the Auto Train terminal?

I am planning a trip with Amtrak up to New York right before Christmas. I will depart out of either Selma NC or Wilson NC on the Carolinian. However, I understand parking can be an issue at some stations. So, which station is better for having available parking, Selma or Wilson?

Considering that the MP36 locomotives are not that old, what is the purpose for the new SC-44 locomotives in MARC’s fleet?

Videos have surfaced recently on YouTube of new coach cars manufactured by Siemens operating on the Northeast Corridor? It appears that the doors on these cars are not quite level with the doors on the Amfleet. So, which routes will these cars serve: NEC/East Coast, Midwest, or West?

I have recently noticed a common trend among some Amtrak fares. Looking at fares from Wilson NC to New York NY, both operated by the Carolinian and Palmetto trains, it would seem that the Carolinian is priced noticeably higher than the Palmetto. There are times when they’re both priced the same...

It has to come my attention in the past year or so that in Amtrak stations in some mid-size or smaller cities such as Durham, NC and Charleston, SC, a new automated sound system as well as LED signs that light up have been installed to make announcements regarding both station information and...

When the CSX S Line tracks allow high speed rail between Raleigh, NC and Richmond, VA along the I-85 Corridor as part of the future SEHSR Line, what will that mean for the future of Amtrak’s Carolinian? I heard that the Carolinian could be rerouted onto the S Line for a much quicker trip between...