A brief splash of sunlight lights up the inbound "glow worm" NS Heritage unit 1072 as it leads an inbound CSXT K-010 on a cold March afternoon. The Buffalo crew outlawed at CP-FB and a spare cre... (more)

After a frustrating wait in Coxsackie, I chased this southbound train down for a "hit n run" shot on the closed walkway before heading to a rescheduled appointment with a friend. Originally this ... (more)

On the second day of spring, snow and cold still linger strong as is sometimes the case when winter is stubborn to let go. Local RJ-1 rumbles northward out of Hoosick Junction with a handful of c... (more)

A brief wink of sun from the clouds illuminates a sweet pure set of ICE power on the Saratoga to Kenwood turn as it approaches North Abany on the historic former D&H Main.

It's one of those crisp, clear fall mornings that screams "get out and railfan young man!". We see a heavy eastbound manifest as it marches upgrade on Track #2 out of CP-FG with three older "br... (more)

Delayed for power "issues" a westbound "K" train with a colorful mix of CP EMDs finally gets going for CP-SW at Selkirk Yard near sunset. Yesterday's heavy snow is all but evaporated today thank... (more)

A late season snow storm adds a bit of Christmas like atmosphere to this scene as the Hudson Grain Local hauls up ten loads for the mill. It's only several days till spring but that's the northe... (more)

Even with a snowless landscape, this southbound ethanol makes a striking subject in low afternoon light as it storms past Brown's Crossing for the town of Catskill NY. Three matched former SOO S... (more)

A nice little surprise at Selkirk Yard as the crew yards the train off Track 7. A brief flash of sun managed to squeeze out of another cold, gloomy March day.

"Wind Bridge" certainly lived up to it's name on this bitter cold afternoon as the anticipated "media darling" K-010 finally came to view. The Illinois Terminal NS 1072 is a highly unusual sight... (more)

A dramatic meet of colorful BNSF power both current and former at North Adams on the old former Fitchburg Freight Main as MOED meets a canned AYRJ empty grain train out of Ayer.

We were waiting for this train down in Waterford for about an hour. The crew had tied down just south of A-17 at the water treatment plant crossing. Apparently it would be slow going down to t... (more)

A colorful MOED rumbles east over the Route 91 crossing as it approaches the NY/VT State Line ahead. It would be a busy afternoon for daylight traffic on this line between Mechanicville Yard and... (more)

One of my favorite morning locations to set up the tripod and the old war body Nikon F3HP was the east portal of the State Line Tunnel. Patience was eventually rewarded with the gleeful sound of... (more)

A interesting collection of EMD oddballs(and one GE B23-7) powers a short Barstow bound freight as it ascends upgrade to the Summit on a moody morning.