Superliner Diner
Conductor
Here is a shot of Virginia Railway Express' leased Sounder equipment, shot in late December 2002. Sounder runs in the Seattle area, but has been slow in getting their planned services up and running, hence the availability of these bilevel consists. The interesting water-oriented motif looks a bit out of place for a rail service that (except for the Potomac and Quantico Rivers) does not run near much water. This was taken from the station parking lot near the Broad Run station at the end of the Manassas Line, as the train was in a yard. It sits off the Norfolk Southern mainline, allowing commuter trains to layover between runs without blocking the main. In fact just before I shot this photo. Amtrak's northbound Crescent came by, about an hour late because of recently-imposed speed restrictions on the now-embargoed material handling cars.