Following behind the M364, Amtrak 48 with engineer DTM at the controls slowly rolls through the City of Amsterdam in the CP-175 interlocking alongside the former New York Central freight house on ... (more)

Cruising out of Amsterdam, M368 being lead by two "thunder cab" UP ACe's with refer cars on the head-end brings back memories of the late Q090 "Salad Shooter/Produce Express" a... (more)

After sitting on the Amsterdam weeds filled siding for well over a year, a tank car involved and damaged in the August 4th, 2023 derailment in Cranseville, NY with two center-beam flat cars are fi... (more)

CSX 4562 "Un-Flared" MAC singly pulls the M267 empty-auto into Amsterdam over Quist Rd.

With the yard at Quist Rd. in Amsterdam now almost fully ripped up and decommissioned, an old switch box still remains for the last two remaining abandoned spurs which veer off the siding between ... (more)

Spirits In The Morning. On their first trip to the northeast, National EMS Week 2019 was being celebrated as CSXT 911 (Spirit Of Our First Responders) and CSXT 1776 (spirit Of Our Armed For... (more)

Dashing through the snow, a late Amtrak 284 highballs Amsterdam Station with no defects at the Guy Park Detector. Unfortunately the train was very delayed Monday due a fatal accident after the 701... (more)

During the heaviest period of the snow storm, CSX 3276 pulls an eastbound manifest through the City of Amsterdam passing by the old NYC depot and taking down CP-175.

Seaboard Coast Style. On the afternoon of August 6, 2023, CSXT 7868 (C40-8W, 2/1993) led a group of six locomotives on CSX I003-06, seen passing the NY 173 milepost near lock 10 on the Erie... (more)

P048 rolls to a stop at CP 175 due to an I004 that took a hotbox hit at 177.

P048 rolls by Lock 10 preparing to stop at CP 169.

P048 rolls to a stop at CP 175 due to an I004 that took a hotbox hit at 177.

Amtrak 284 rounds the curve at Quist Rd. passing the abandoned Mohawk Carpet Mills in Amsterdam lead by the 710 with 715 in tow and a longer train possibly due to the 280 being combined with this ... (more)

Along The Erie Canal. It was a beautiful summer afternoon on August 30, 2021 when Amtrak Train 64 (Maple Leaf) was traveling along the shores of the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal approach... (more)