"Climbing the Mountain" A detoured CSX Q004 is seen leaning into the curve as the train crosses Route 517 and prepares to climb the Sparta Mountain grade.
"The Early Bird Catches the Worm" Having heard about detours coming down the NYS&W the previous night, I planned to set out in the early morning to hopefully intercept one of the... (more)
"Stacks over the Oakland Viaduct" A detoured CSX intermodal continues its journey down the NYS&W as it crosses the Ramapo River in Oakland, NJ.
"Navigating through Narrowsburg" The leaves are just starting to change in the small town of Narrowsburg, NY as a CSX detour train (NYS&W crew) heads down the former Erie mainlin... (more)
"Crossing the Delaware River" The sun popped out just in time to shoot CSX Q004 as it crosses the Delaware River on the famed Mill Rift bridge. Daylight trains on the Eastern end... (more)
"Running Short on Time" CSX train Q004 is seen detouring down the CNYK's Southern Tier line in a rare daylight move. The NYS&W road crew out of Binghamton running short on time w... (more)
