The northbound Palmetto has just crossed the Ashley River bridge and is rolling across the flats along the river. Bennett Yard is just a few hundred yards ahead, and just beyond the yard, the sta... (more)
The northbound Palmetto has just passed below Hwy 61/Ashley River Road and is about to cross the Ashley River bridge. Bennett Yard and the Amtrak station at Rivers Avenue are just minutes ahead.
Station stop for the Palmetto at Alexandria, Virginia on it's way south.
The northbound Palmetto was a sure-fire catch every morning on a line that didn't have a lot of daytime freight or passenger traffic other than a couple locals operated out of Bennett Yard. Don't... (more)
It isn't a pretty spot where the Palmetto, northbound on the former ACL mainline, is seen crossing the Southern Railway in 1980. But it is a very historic one as Southern began life here one hundr... (more)
Solid Phase-1 Amtrak train with long consist of nearly new Amfleet cars - note gauntlet tracks through station
