New York & Lake Erie's big M636 eases out from under what was once the Erie's Dunkirk Branch at Dayton, NY.

Through the 97 feet long tunnel. This tunnel built in the 1860s, so westbound trains to Dunkirk could pass over the traffic to Jamestown. Nice historical fact from the trip brochure.

Alcos in a Winter Wonderland. With plenty of snow for the occasion, New York & Lake Erie's beautiful pair of MLW cab units, FPA-4 6764 and FPA-2u 6758, approach the Jolls Road crossing in Dayton w... (more)

No drone photography here, this photo was taken by hiking along the right of way of the long-abandoned Erie Dunkirk Branch that passed over the Buffalo & South Western Division. It required about ... (more)

North Facing Arches. New York & Lake Erie RR Train Rides MLWs FPA4 6764 (ex-VIA 6764) and FPA2 6758 (ex-VIA 6758, neƩ-CN 6755) were the power for hat weekend's Mothers Day specials on Satu... (more)

Day In Dayton. Saturday, December 5, 2020 was a great day to be out on the New York & Lake Erie RR Train Rides, as they operated 4 "Santra Express" trips from Gowanda, New York to... (more)

Snow For Santa. New York & Lake Erie RR Train Rides operated 4 "Santra Express" trips from Gowanda, New York to Dayton, New York using NY&LE MLWs FPA4 6764 (ex-VIA 6764) and FPA2 6758 (ex-V... (more)

The NY&LE fall foliage excursion heads for South Dayton on a cold, wet October day. I am standing on the former Erie Railroad above the tunnel, various ties are still in place and covered in gree... (more)

The New York & Lake Erie's Santa Train emerges from the icicle lined tunnel known as the Dayton Arches behind a pair of MLW FPA-2's. The tunnel was built to allow the Erie Railroad's Allegheny Div... (more)

A different take on the Dayton Arches. The New York & Lake Erie RR Train Rides operated an excursion to South Dayton on the afternoon of Saturday, October 12, 2019. Seeking a shot other tha... (more)

NY&LE FPA2 6758 leads an excursion south into Dayton.

Battling the steep grades of the former Erie, the only operating FPA's east of Ohio dig in and prepare to duck under the former grade of the original Erie main line.

Approaching the short tunnel at Dayton, the pride of the NY&LE heads north to Gowanda with a chartered train. This tunnel was constructed in 1865 by the Buffalo & Southwestern Railroad to cross un... (more)