CSX 7854 leads the Q386 to Selkirk w/ UP 6076 trailing March 16th, 2014.

A colorful lashup today pulls the K636 to Selkirk. Leading is the BNSF 4653, the trailers are CP 5957 & DME 6359 the "Mount Rushmore" unit.

A brand new CN ES44AC leads the K684 through French's Hollow on a very cold morning on the Selkirk Branch. John Sesonske and I both wanted this train to be on track two where there was more light ... (more)

The weekend of the Amherst Railway & Model Train Show was in progress which draws railroad enthusiasts & modelers from miles & miles. A few railfans always gather at the mills in West Springfield ... (more)

Remarks: Having the feed on early this morning I quickly got up to catch this X386 with UP 4634 leading and two UP non-patched C40-8's (UP 9126 & UP 9345). Finally a beautiful day to catch some tr... (more)

G415 with a colorful lash-up and BNSF 9525 in the lead has just completed a crew change while CSX 968 & 5375 cruise by pulling a westbound K-Train.

With a fresh crew onboard, UP 9000 proudly leads the CSXT K683-06 high-balling westbound out of Selkirk into the last bit of light after a day-trip on the River Sub.

Engines like CN 2446 are moderately rare to have in our area, CN's are becoming rare to see in general. They come around about three to four times a year but I haven't seen one leading since early... (more)

Here is a shot of the K048 rounding the curve at the Bailey St. crossing on it's way to New Jersey to unload the oil that has had the long but usual journey.

CSX 7685 hits Stone Rd. pulling the CSXT Q380 to Selkirk.

After catching 609 at Watervliet the chase was on. With about 2 minutes to spare I was able to capture this shot. It was nice to have Pan Am Southern 22K sitting on their main track doing a crew c... (more)

On a rainy May Sunday the NS 1073 Penn Central Heritage Unit visits New York for it's second time. It was trailing third but chasing it from Amsterdam when it had to stop a couple times allowed me... (more)

It was hard to hear this trains symbol on Sunday but this a shot of CSX 336 leading an Intermodal through V.O. going track one to track two after the big snow storm was past.

CN 8905 EMD SD70M-2 leads the Q62o past Game Farm Rd. after waiting for awhile at Auto 24 (Stone Rd.) for tracks to clear up in Selkirk.

My last catch of day was this BNSF Crude Oil bound for the River Line. Today was an awesome day to be track side. Three trains with solid UP and this BNSF/NS Oil train. Sunday's are a hit or miss ... (more)