Amtrak's Phase IV heritage unit leads AMTK 2 on the Boston Section of the EB Lake Shore Limited. Historically this track was the west end of the original Boston & Albany mainline. It has been pass... (more)

After taking the Adirondack from Rensselaer to Montreal and back, AMTK 520 has cut off inbound 68 and heads for the shops. It is moving NB on station Track 4.

A 1949 B&M Russell single track plow (BM 3738), a rebuilt SD45 and an original B&M searchlight signal create a nice scene on the former Boston & Maine in the aftermath of Upstate NY's March 14th b... (more)

The day after the last of 3 snow storms in a row, the Albany Port RR shuffles grain cars in the Port Yard while a set of CSX road power for the Selkirk to Port of Albany local lays over.

The day after the last of 3 snow storms in a row, the Albany Port RR is spotting tank car loads at the Westway Feed Products Terminal at the Port of Albany.

110 mph Blizzard. Empire Service train 280 from Niagara Falls to New York City races SB along the Hudson River on the 110 mph section of Amtrak's Hudson Line. In the far distance can be seen the C... (more)

The second major snow storm of the week is hitting the Albany area as the Lake Shore Limited departs for New York just a few minutes before sunset at 5:11pm. The train is running just under an hou... (more)

After the first major snow storm in almost 2 years for the Albany area, one of the 4 Amtrak dual mode Empire Phase III repaints brings Empire Service train 280 from Niagara Falls into the Renssela... (more)

A Ferromex leader teams up with CN 2542 to bring New Jersey bound autoracks down Track 2 on the Selkirk Branch on a snowy morning.

Decorated for the 2016 Holiday Season, the Saratoga Station (opened in 2004 by CDTA and serving Amtrak, S&NC, and several bus lines) hosts the S&NC Polar Express. The snow covered 2016 S&NC Polar ... (more)

The Saratoga to Albany (Kenwood) turn job has been recrewed by D10 at Kenwood and rolls NB with 49 cars on it's return to Saratoga. The train is just north of Albany with trailing units CP 2270 an... (more)

Winter in April. With temps in the low 20's and 4" to 5" of new snow, the Saratoga to Kenwood turn is on the NB return leg to Saratoga as it crosses the Erie Canal at Lock E-3 (behind th... (more)

A dimensional train with 3 loads out of GE Schenectady is headed SB down the old D&H as it crosses the frozen Mohawk River. It is headed for export at the Port of Albany. Trailing unit is also an ... (more)

After working Surpass Chemical in northern Albany, local D31 is backing down into Kenwood Yard at the Port of Albany. On the left is the Global oil unloading facility. March represents the 5th str... (more)

In the last light of the day, a Mechanicville, NY to Chicago intermodal train (CP 939-NS 205) rolls up the grade out of the Schoharie Valley with the Conrail heritage unit in charge. The power mad... (more)