Daylight Link. Ending an unusual daylight run down the lower Hudson Line on Friday, November 3, 2023, CSX M701-02/Y102-03 with CSXT 470 leading heads down the Oak Point Link under the Macombs Dam/155 Street Bridge. As New York City's only Class I freight railroad, CSX, operates several daily trains. In recent years, the power for the longer runs has been changed to mostly using a specific set of GE built AC44CWs, identifiable by the yellow stripe on the plow that they have sufficient clearance to pass third rail. This manifest train that originates in Selkirk, New York comes down the Hudson Line, sharing space with Amtrak and MTA Metro-North Railroad before switching to the freight only Oak Point Link to access Oak Point Yard. Occasional daylight runs of the manifest train are unpredictable and usually not planned, but that makes catching them even more rewarding.
