▁cars ▁are ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁places ▁significant ▁to ▁their ▁service ▁area , ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Connecticut ▁Yan kee ▁and ▁Washington ▁Ir ving . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Hor izon ▁( ra il car ) ▁– ▁rail c ars ▁operated ▁by ▁Am tra k ▁similar ▁in ▁design ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Com ets ▁and ▁Sh or elin ers . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R ail ▁passenger ▁cars ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Met ro - N orth ▁Rail road <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁V amp ire ▁Di aries ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁super natural - f ant asy ▁horror ▁television ▁series . ▁The ▁series ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁book ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁L . J . ▁Smith , ▁and ▁was ▁developed ▁for ▁television ▁by ▁Kevin ▁William son ▁and ▁Jul ie ▁Ple c . ▁The ▁series ▁ran ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁on ▁The ▁C W . ▁The ▁first ▁season ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁both ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁formats ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁V amp ire ▁Di aries ▁follows ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁El ena ▁Gilbert ▁( N ina ▁D obre v ) ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁Myst ic ▁F alls , ▁a ▁fict ional ▁town ▁heavily ▁charged ▁with ▁super natural ▁history . ▁She ▁falls ▁for ▁a ▁hand some ▁century - old ▁v amp ire ▁named