Originally New Haven PA-1 #0783 sits outside the D&H Colonie shops in Watervliet, New York. Delaware & Hudson most likely acquired this unit for spare parts, for their four ex-Santa Fe PAs #16,17... (more)
Sunday was a beautiful Spring day and being able to catch a train was even better. Here is 642 passing the tied down CP 608 sitting in the new waiting yard. The Colonie shops were here at one time... (more)
In the shadow of the 20th Century Limited. On Thanksgiving Day 2012, Amtrak's Adirondack "Pocket Streamliner" rolls NB (geographic WB) at MP 150 on what was once the 4 track main of the New York C... (more)
Derelict and Abandoned. The former Delaware & Hudson Colonie Diesel Shops were once the haunts of the famous D&H Sharks, PAs, and countless Alcos. By 1998, this lone (and Lilliputi... (more)
The Baldwin sharks are ready to roll as enthusiasts study these beasts carefully. These locomotives along with the ALCO PAs were preponderate celebrities of their era. Delaware and Hudson promote... (more)
Montreal bound freight is getting under way at Colonie. The big ALCOs are running out of time and big GE units also look forlorn by now.
Close up of lead unit working it's last days in mixed freight service. These motors were tried and true mountain climbers. They did seem to age fast in the end.
The profile that made the D&H a railfan mecca.
Three D&H Alco PA-1s await departure of excursions to Starucca Viaduct.
A pair of Alco RS3s and a C628, a GE U30C and a Baldwin RF-16 Shark occupy tracks in the shop. No EMDs in here! Kodachrome 25, Yashica TL, ambient light.
D&H U-boats congregate in a historically Alco stronghold. Kodachrome 25, Yashica TL, ambient light.