AMTK 707 is parked on the Pocket Track at the Rensselaer station. It is positioned to take the New York section of the Lake Shore Limited from Rensselaer to New York City after the Boston section ... (more)

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)

One of 2 former FEC SD70M-2's owned by the P&W leads a nice set of EMD power down the NECR (PW 4302 is former FEC 102). The train is on the former joint Central Vermont-Boston & Maine Conn River L... (more)

The newest power on Pan Am sits at the east end of the small yard at the western most point on the former Boston & Maine. Pan Am recently acquired 20 former CSX C40-8's to assist it's former pure ... (more)

While plenty of FXE's have visited upstate NY, a pure pair is a rare occurrence. During the Summer of 2016 a pair of Ferromex ACe's lead an EB CSX mixed freight across the Normans Kill at Frenchs ... (more)

NS 22K intermodal from Chicago to Ayer, MA lead by the NS Illinois Terminal heritage unit, CN 8943 and CN 2536 rolls NB past Seward Lake on the former D&H.

N&W heritage on the D&H. After 4 years, the N&W heritage unit made it's first daylight run on the Delaware & Hudson. The extra empty autorack train is seen crossing the iconic D&H trestle located ... (more)

One of 2 switchers used by the Albany Port RR is framed between the Weeks 533 barge crane and the ship BBC URSA. The switcher is spotting a load out of GE Energy on the dock for loading onto the W... (more)

The CSX Troy local, based out of South Schenectady, works the former New York Central yard in Troy. The local is spotting cars at American Rock Salt (the pile on the left). More salt cars are loca... (more)

The S&NC's BL2 rests in the snow at Saratoga station after making 2 runs as the south end unit on the 2016 Polar Express.

On Friday the 13th the NS First Responders unit leads a short empty autorack train WB into the intermodal yard and the NS connection at Mechanicville, NY. The engine is approaching the EB search l... (more)

The freshly painted Vermont Railway 431 departs North Bennington after making it's first trip down the B & R Main from Rutland. The historic former Rutland Railroad station is on the right. The Su... (more)

On a lucky Friday the 13th the NS First Responders unit rounds the big curve off the Hudson River bridge on the former Boston & Maine. It is leading a short empty autorack train WB on approach to ... (more)