The Cardinal - In Photographs

Philadelphia 30th Street Station is the beginning and ending point for AmeriQuest 2016. The great room, with it's ornate ceilings and travertine floors is a great place to sit and people-watch.

Waiting for a train... The Cardinal to be specific. Leg #1 is Philadelphia, PA to Chicago, IL

Station Stop Number 1: Wilmington, Delaware - on the Northeast Corridor

In Washington, DC the Amtrak City Sprinter Veterans Unit is replaced by number 83 so we can proceed south from DC.

Number 83 waits to take us to Chicago

Built in 1924, the Stonewall Jackson Hotel is a historic hotel in Staunton, Virginia. Designed by H.L. Stevens, it is considered an excellent example of the architect's work in the Colonial Revival style. A working 1924 Wurlitzer organ, believed to be the only one of its kind, is located in the mezzanine the hotel. The organ has been precisely restored to it original condition and tone. The hotel's neon sign was erected about 1950, and "has become a major downtown landmark". The hotel completed a major restoration in 2005 and is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Historic Hotels of America.

The foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Crossing the Potomac River.

Arriving in Manassas, VA