On a somber day of rememberance, a loaded Bow coal train snakes around the scenic curve at North Pownal today with a nice treat leading on a gorgeous, clear Saturday.

SMS "NE-1" heads north through the signal bridge at CPF499 with nine loads after making it's drop off(in the background) for a waiting #939. The crew will cancel their TBO and continue east for... (more)

The crew is seen approaching Schoharie Turnpike Road with nine loads out of Delanson after dropping nine empties for the #939 at CPF499. Business continues to be steady for this colorful local ... (more)

This train was canned at Eagle Bridge and the crew taken off to move an empty coal train also canned at Hemstreet Park. The MEC 511 wears a now unique and discontinued paint scheme on the roste... (more)

A CP inspection train out of Binghamton visited the Capital Region after a brief tour of Mohawk Yard and look-see of the new digs at Mechanicville(for a future yard). Train is seen coming back... (more)

Recrewed(again!) and rolling west across the Hudson to can(again!) at Crescent for the D&H crew to pick up.

A warm front approaches the region as things are on 'hold' at CPF464 on District Four once again.

It's a busy muggy Saturday morning at Vooreheesville NY. No less than five trains have already passed after my arrival here less than a hour ago. This eastbound Q620 was held briefly on Track ... (more)

Coming up the grade to Esperence Station Road past one of the few signal gantry tpwers of the D&H days still operable. This Crew will have a long wait at Main Street in Delanson this morning as... (more)

After a large odd shape cloud buried the sun in an otherwise mostly clear evening sky, I almost turned away and left this shot seeing little hope in salvaging the shadowed foreground below me.... (more)

Ah! A beautiful afternoon and they actually recrewed this idling EDMO before dusk at North Adams. The crew is seen picking up speed as they charge towards Williamstown ahead.

Mornings in the summer time tend to be the most difficult to shoot ideally at this scenic curve. Often the sun is too low(shadows on the tracks) or too high(most of the day) by the time the tra... (more)

Former TFM now PAR '604' swings freight EDMO around the big loop out of Hoosick Falls to Eagle Bridge past the CPF448 signal mast and abandoned depot on a gorgeous July evening. To the left is t... (more)

In the last couple of years finding a well timed late afternoon westbound hasn't been the easiest so this outlawed EDMO from North Adams was a Godsend with a new crew. The lighting window for t... (more)

A couple of friends were on hand at Waite Road to witness a heavy and -very wide-GE xtra coming up the grade. A bonus treat on this sunny Sunday Father's Day was the matched pair of Dash 2 pow... (more)