It is a foggy Christmas Eve in 1979 as the southbound extra makes its way up Paris Hill. Prior to this, the crew had to get down off the engine and manually sand the rails to make the climb. John... (more)

Crew members Tommy Jacksina and Roger Nichols cleaning out the switch points ahead of the Jordan Spreader work train. Engineer Carl Spencer looks on as he puffs on his cigar from the warmth of the... (more)

Having just run the Jordan spreader from Utica to Sangerfield, NY, the X-802 takes the siding for a southbound WVUT-52 ( CR 9916 and CR 8015) at Richfield Junction, NY. Since the WVUT-52 was the o... (more)