4116 brings 8 empties for the interchange with Pan Am

A nice blue trio of war wagons.

The last NECR detour train PAR "MFMO", the second of two such moves from the washouts in Vermont caused by tropical storm Irene, approaches Beck Road in the setting sun. As soon as I learned what... (more)

RARE DOUBLEHEADER: In a rare doubleheader, Batten Kill Alco RS-3s #s 4116 and 605 lead their train of 12 loads across the Hoosic River as they depart the Pan Am Southern interchange at Eagl... (more)

A few days after the snowfall, a nice sheet of white covers the ground and contrasts with the 9553 as it glides through Eagle Bridge with NS 2529 trailing in lead of 28N.

Batten Kill Alco RS-3 #4116--with snow flanger in tow--leads its train across the Hoosic River at Eagle Bridge, NY. Shortly, the train will arrive at the interchange with Pan Am Southern.

Batten Kill Alco RS-3 #4116 leads its train across the Hoosic River at Eagle Bridge, NY. Shortly, the train will arrive at the interchange with Pan Am Southern.

A westbound Batten Kill freight crosses the Hoosick River just minutes away from its interchange point at Eagle Bridge, N.Y. On the point is RS-3 No. 4116 lettered for the Greenwich & Johnsonville... (more)

Batten Kill Railroad's Greenwich and Johnsonville Railway RS-3 #4116 is seen crossing the Hoosic River at Eagle Bridge, New York, with a cut of loaded grain hoppers for Greenwich, NY.

My chase of the Autumn Express begins at Eagle Bridge. I arrived very, very early, ultimately spending about 30 minutes standing outside waiting for the train. It was unseasonably cold that mornin... (more)

Roughly 10 minuets after a CSX powered EDRJ rushed through Eagle Bridge,NY. NS 23K came following suit slower through an approach signal. Unfortunately, my plans to chase 88 car loaded coal train ... (more)

The Batten Kill Railroad's veteran Alco RS-3 of Delaware & Hudson origin - built in September of 1952 and wearing the scheme that the D&H applied to it for operations on the lines it works today f... (more)

Another shot of this freshly-repainted locomotive in the "blue hour." Photo was taken from a public road while no crew was on location. Click Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway
Locomotive: EMD GP38-2
Location: Eagle Bridge, New York, USA
Locomotive #: CP 7306
Train ID: D43X
Photo Date: January 04, 2014

THE BLUE HOUR. A freshly-painted CP GP38-2 (of Lehigh Valley and Delaware and Hudson heritage) sits parked at Eagle Bridge, New York, at 5:11 p.m. on a frigid January night. The unit was ... (more)

Battenkill Railroads RS-3 #605 (of Ex Lehigh & Hudson River heritage) is trundling Northbound out of Eagle Bridge,NY with four cars headed for Cargill Grain in Salem,NY.