Former Saratoga North Creek BL2s 52 and 56 sit on the Battenkill Railroad/Pan AM Railways interchange in Eagle Bridge New York. The 2 units, once part of Ed Ellis' Iowa Pacific empire are now owne... (more)

Two rare EMD relics from the past(and a caboose) sit silently awaiting their pick up from the Battenkill local(the run was cancelled today due to no loads delivered yet by the Pan Am) to head nor... (more)

The crew of the Friday B&R VTR local pulls down for head room past the Pan Am Freight Main CPF448 interlocking on a frigid cold afternoon. A nice trio of war wagon Geeps heads today’s train whic... (more)

GMTX 2674 wrapping the VTR train around the bend into Eagle Bridge, NY. As they rounded the curve they had to await their signal to proceed into town to do interchange with the Batten Kill.

The Battenkill Railroad is a very unique class III railroad located out of Greenwich, NY. They only have a couple of customers, their main one being Cargill in Salem. The 4116 is the only operable... (more)

On a cool wet Thursday, the young Battenkill crew pick up their interchange loads by Duan Lane as the rain showers saturates the October colors.

Looking for a different angle, I dropped to a knee to catch Batten Kill RS-3 4116 firing up its engine and catch a reflection off of some grain cars in Eagle Bridge, NY on August 27, 2018.

One of the signature shots of the line, Batten Kill Railroad RS-3 4116 crosses the Hoosic River in Eagle Bridge, NY on August 27, 2018. This shot shows the ground view, or perhaps more accurately ... (more)

One of the signature shots of the line, Batten Kill Railroad RS-3 4116 crosses the Hoosic River in Eagle Bridge, NY on August 27, 2019. This shot shows the aerial view. The car of railroad ties wa... (more)

BIG MOVE: On Friday, August 23, 2019, the Batten Kill Railroad took delivery of two large steel bridge beams at Eagle Bridge, NY for the nearby State Route 67 bridge replacement project. T... (more)

BIG MOVE: On Friday, August 23, 2019, the Batten Kill Railroad took delivery of two large steel bridge beams at Eagle Bridge, NY for the nearby State Route 67 bridge replacement project. T... (more)

BKRR 4116 shuffles cars around their Eagle Bridge, New York yard on a hot afternoon.

A former GP40-2 built in 1971 for the B&O leading the VTR train into Eagle Bridge, NY. They would pick up cars from the Batten Kill and then head back South.

The Batten Kill's veteran ex- D&H RS-3 continues to serve this small short line railroad as it hauls 11 loads north out of Eagle Bridge to Greenwich.

The Batten Kill Railroad made a now-rare Saturday run on April 13, 2019. With 10 loads at the Pan Am Southern interchange at Eagle Bridge, the crew made a last-minute decision to make the weekend... (more)