A Susquehanna Northern Division train switches customers in Cortland, New York.

When the Susquehanna was seeking a way to get its stack trains off of Conrail’s ex-Erie main line to avoid interference with Metro-North trains, the first step was acquisition of the former Lehi... (more)

Susquehanna C430 3002 is being put to work assembling the day’s train in Utica, New York. The conductor doesn’t seem to be impressed with the three outlanders watching him do his job.

NYSW GP40 number 3040 and MHWA C425 number 2453 team up on Utica local UT-1 as it passes an ex New York Central milepost at French Road.

After running old school long hood forward, the switching maneuver begins with a back up move to clear the switch and proceed long hood forward again.

Bare Tree Shooting. On April 20, 2022, New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway’s CL-1 crossed Butternut Creek in Jamesville, New York to interchange cars at Hanson Aggregates. NYSW SD4... (more)

The New York Susquehanna & Western's CL-1 rolls southbound behind a pair of ex-NS locomotives as it passes by the old station in Homer, New York as it makes the run from Syracuse back to Cortland.... (more)

A former NS SD70M-2 leads the NYSW's CL-1 as it crosses the truss bridge over Erie Boulevard in Syracuse, New York and heads to the south end of the siding here to pick up its outbound train for C... (more)

Swinging Through Sparta. A late running New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway SU-100 had just crossed over Route 15 as it passed through Sparta, New Jersey on Monday, March 14, 2022. V... (more)

When Guilford jettisoned the Delaware & Hudson, the D&H was left woefully short of reliable power. The court-appointed operator, New York, Susquehanna & Western, barely had enough power to operate... (more)

Four-month-old New-York Susquehanna & Western B40-8 4006 still looks factory-fresh leading a northbound Delaware & Hudson train approaching the Belden Hill bore at Tunnel, New York. I normally avo... (more)

"Pairs Come in Pairs"

Having crested Belden Hill, a southbound Delaware & Hudson train emerges from the bore at Tunnel, New York. A Susquehanna B40-8 and a National Railway Leasing SDP45 can ease up for the descent int... (more)

A Susquehanna B40-8 and a National Railway Leasing SDP45 lead a southbound Delaware & Hudson train over the high bridge at Harpursville, New York.

A fall foliage excursion on the NYS&W has paused at the Cozy Lake Road crossing in Oak Ridge for a photo run-by. The Pequannock River was calm enough to offer a nice reflection of the consist whi... (more)