A westbound Delaware & Hudson freight that has just departed the Mechanicville yard slowly accelerates to track speed behind a trio of Alco Century 628s.
Crescent is where the B&M - D&H trackage splits 9.7 miles west of Mechanicville. My notes are incomplete but retired B&M dispatcher Wayne Hills suspects this westbound is a "short turn"... (more)
On a warm sunny morning as the NS 206 makes there way northbound with the NS 8102 in charge as they sweep the curve at CPF-478 just a few minutes from there destination at Mechanicville, New York
On this Sunday of rememberance, an unusual detour swap has commenced between the VTR and Pan Am Railways between the joint trackage between CPF477(Crescent) and CPF475(Elnora) near Ballston Lake... (more)
MEC 618, MEC 617 & MEC 606 are about to enter the Rotterdam Branch at Waite Road on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon. Getting two of the Tronas together on a freight is a nice treat-getting all th... (more)
A heavy Pan Am EDMO smokes and grinds past Waite Road to loop down to CPF480 and into Mohawk Yard to begin it's work. The MEC 611's new paint job is already showing some signs of battle.
The train is southbound leaving the shared trackage with the Boston and Maine, whose tracks are visible to the right of the train.
