The 609 poses for a head on shot.

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Delaware & Hudson painted two locomotives in a patriotic red, white and blue paint scheme: U23B 1776 and RS-3 ... (more)

The D&H's Colonie Shops in Watervliet, NY was a great place to see a large number of idling Alcos. The lineup on my father's visit from early 1977 was from left to right: C420 410 - U30C 709 (hid... (more)

As the city is getting started for the day, CP 7010 pulls D45 south through Watervliet a little later than usual during the early morning light on a rather mild day for March. Great way to begin a... (more)

Delaware and Hudson Alco PA 1 # 18 resta with an amtrak dome car near the Colonie shops on a dreary day in the spring of 1976. Photo taken with Permission

D&H Alco RS3 4099 does some switching around the roads Colonie shops in the spring of 1976. Photo taken with permission

CP train D48 cruises north through CPO4 on its way to work MPM and eventually on to Saratoga Yard. This location was the south end of the D&H's famous locomotive shops.

Three, six-motor EMD's are inside the D&H Colonie Shops. Seemingly out of place, but with both the D&H and EL being under the N&W Dereco arrangement since 1968 it was not uncommon to see EL power ... (more)

Three big, six-motor EMD's move out of the D&H Colonie Shops. Seemingly out of place, with both the D&H and EL being under the N&W Dereco arrangement since 1968 it was not uncommon to see EL powe... (more)

On a Saturday it is quiet in the great halls of the D&H's massive Colonie Shops. Work on the RS-2, RS-3 and U30C's will resume on Monday. In the 1960's and 1970's the D&H welcomed railfans in Co... (more)

CP ethanol train 642 is staged in the new 3 track Colonie Yard while it waits for its turn to unload at the Port of Albany. The power, including a new ECO unit, has been split up onto each cut and... (more)

On a warm Veteran's Day, 122 tanks of Bakken crude oil comes into Albany with a huge CP 608. The train, with CP 8953, 9666 & DPU unit 9720(not shown) is entering the former Colonie Yard limits ... (more)

Leased BAR Geep handles switching at Watervliet

Maybe where CSX got the idea? Power hungry D&H leased this RS-3. Note 1967 Ford Country Squire in background - as common as RS-3s back then.

The scene at Colonie Shops, Spring 1976. The D&H was flush with leased Alcos. United Railway Supply RS3 has yard switching duties. Ex-LIRR C420s are just on the property. CPR RS3 can be seen i... (more)