Roster view of a nicely done representation of the D&H lightning stripe scheme.

On a day with a blue dome, I visit the Batten Kill; only to find they are off today. Oh well, another day.

The D&H inspired SNEX 5012 lets out a little signature Alco smoke as it starts to pull off the former Greenwich & Johnsonville connection (south leg of the wye) onto the former D&H Washington Coun... (more)

Southern New England #5012 (Former Atlantic & Dansville) Alco RS-36 is a recent visitor to the Batten Kill railroad.#5012 is Exactly 10 years younger than the rough and tough 1952 built Batten Kil... (more)

SNEX 5012 spends the weekend in the small yard at Greenwich Junction. CaroVail Fertilizer, a key customer on the Batten Kill RR, is on the right. Historically this location was the interchange poi... (more)

Having recently switched the Cargill mill (seen in the background), SNEX Alco RS-36 #5012 is seen parked with a cut of cars in the afternoon sun. Low-hanging clouds leftover from lake-effect snow... (more)

The Historic Rexleigh Bridge in Salem, NY is a railfan's favorite for framing the Batten Kill Railroad. Seen here late in the day on August 27, 2018, former Delaware & Hudson RS-3 4116 is returnin... (more)

Soldiering On: Near the conclusion of a round trip between Cargill in Salem, NY and Eagle Bridge, NY, Batten Kill Alco RS-3 #4116 leads its train across State Route 22 at Greenwich J... (more)

Though the skies have begun to clear, the temperature has begun to drop rapidly as both of the Batten Kill's Alco RS-3s arrive with their train at Cargill in the Town of Salem, New York. The cond... (more)

The day after Christmas 2017 finds Batten Kill Alco RS-3 #605 resting outside Cargill in the Town of Salem, New York with a fresh snowfall coating the engine.

Following a weekend snowstorm, the Batten Kill Railroad set out to work the Cargill-Salem, New York mill on February 16, with a planned run to Eagle Bridge, NY with the company's snow flanger in t... (more)

The conductor rides the loaded covered hopper, as it gets shoved into Caro Vail Fertilizer in Salem. RS3 4116 smokes it up as it rounds the curve into the siding.

The 605 patiently waits for it's next call to duty.

A railroad lost in time. Everything about this railroad brings one back to a bygone era of railroading. Today, the 605 is seen in the background on the tracks into Carovail where it will rest unti... (more)

A rare site Indeed! A very small number of railroads in the United States, allow you to witness more than one of Alco's classy RS-3 locomotives in revenue service. The Battenkill railroad in Washi... (more)