The Final Farewell. The last train to cross over the 1875 former Erie Railroad bridge in Portageville, New York would ultimately be I2K, with Norfolk Southern 6953 (SD60E) in the lead. At a... (more)

Indigenous Relations. Norfolk Southern Corp Train 68N (originating in Chicago, IL [CN], Frac sand loads), was led by Canadian National Railway Company 3813 (ES44AC) on November 2, 2021. CN ... (more)

NS W16 across the Gennese Arch Bridge at Letchworth State Park

On New Years Eve 2021, Norfolk Southern train W10 (Extra 310) has the Conrail Heritage Unit leading as it crosses the Genesee Arch bridge over the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park. Completed... (more)

Autumn Anniversary. Before a day of light but persistent snow and sleet, the fall foliage would hang on for a short while longer by the Portageville Bridge in Portageville, New York. On the... (more)

Honoring And Remembering. Norfolk Southern Train 36T had a notable leader as it crossed the trestle spanning the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park in Portageville, New York on Friday, ... (more)

A special Amtrak move soars over the Genesee River as it crosses the arch bridge at the south end of Letchworth State Park in Portageville, New York. After 14 months of testing at TTCI in Colorado... (more)

Norfolk Southern train 68N (Chicago, IL - Corning, NY) rounds the curve as it emerges from the forest in Portageville, NY with a trio of CN locomotives.

Dual-ing bridges. On the afternoon of Friday, December 1, 2017, Norfolk Southern Corp Train 28N crosses the "old" Genesee Arch Bridge in Letchworth State Park near Portageville, NY. The ... (more)

Norfolk Southern freight 309 soars across the Genesee River through Letchworth State Park behind an SD80MAC, C44-9W, and SD70ACe. The Genesee Arch Bridge was opened in 2017 to replace the 1875 bui... (more)

Norfolk Southern Mane Units 4000 & 4005 lead manifest 36T as it crosses over the Genesee Arch bridge in Letchworth State Park. A light dusting a of snow covers the landscape during the last moment... (more)

NS 9504 leads 36T over the Genesee River on the last day the old bridge was in service. By sunrise the next morning, the bridge pictured would be out of service and work would be underway to cut i... (more)

36T crosses high above the Genesee River on old Portageville Vidaduct just days before it was removed from service.

28N tiptoes over the old Portageville Viaduct just days before the new bridge opened. The shadow of the new bridge can be seen in the gorge below.

An NS spartan cab SD70 is on the point of 309, crossing over Portage Street as it approaches the Genesee Arch Bridge.

Locomotives:
NS 2563 SD70
GECX 7922 C40-8W