Fair Time. Late Summer is county fair time in Upstate NY. The 175th Fonda Fair is in full swing as an empty CSX ethanol train rolls WB past the fairgrounds as the fair comes alive with bright ligh... (more)

A pair of veteran GE motors pull an empty ethanol train past CP Ron and the Port Reading yard.

"Outlawed Empty Ethanol"

A four unit set of Canadian Pacific EMD motors pulling an empty ethanol train up the coast. Lead unit is and SD40-2, followed by an SD60, and a pair of GP38's.

A former SOO Line SD60M leads an empty ethanol train west through the Village of Fonda on a rather brisk day.

Amid the northeast Fall colors the UP 1989 Rio Grande heritage unit trails CP power as it departs the CSX Selkirk Yard with an empty ethanol on its way from New Jersey to the Midwest.

The Rio Grande heritage unit, UP 1989, rolls into CSX's Selkirk Yard with an empty ethanol running from New Jersey to the Midwest.

Morning Surprise at CP5
While "foreign" power on the CSX River Subdivision is not at all uncommon these days, it was thought that this particular train headed north overnight. However,... (more)

Ethanol empties head west behind CP 5002 a SD30C-ECO, ICE 6101 (SD40-2) and DME 6087 (SD40-3) at CP 308 on this warm September day in central New York.

With The Sun Now Up Over Selkirk Yard We See A CSX K409 With Two Faily New CP GEVOs For Power Heading West Out Of The Yard On This Beautiful But Hot! July 5th Morning.

Spring is finally starting to take hold across the region as Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern engine 6086 leads an empty K-worm west on the controlled siding while it waits for Amtrak 283 to pass. Once... (more)