With the sun about to set the SU99 heads northbound on the ex. L&HR through Vernon. Open shots like this are tough to get on the Southern Division Mainline.

SU99 waits for crew to head back to Binghamton

SU99 leaves for Binghamton with a nice set of yellowjackets

Now 51 miles from Jersey City the SU99 climbs upgrade with a long train bound for Binghamton, NY.

No one will be needed the tell tales tonight as the engineer has all the controls he needs from the comfort and safety of the cab of NYSW SD45-2 3618.

Ah yes it is summer time on the NYS&W and that only means one thing...day light SU99's. Todays train has crested Sparta Mountain and is now working their way down grade towards the old L&HR.

Recently reopened West Mountain Rd Bridge provided me this nice vantage point of the SU99 heading northbound past Lake Grinnell.

The headlight of NYSW 3010 illuminates the bend at Oak Ridge Rd moments before the train would come blasting past doing track speed in notch 8.

The SU99 blasts through the quaint town of Narrowsburg, NY on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

The SU99 heads westbound on the former L&HR and passes what used to be a block signal.

The SU99 is pulling hard here and is less than five miles away from the end of the NYSW at PELTON.

SU99 hammers past the east end of Otisville siding in sweet light at 6.40pm

With rebuilt F45 #3636 leading the train this could be a scene from the 1980's but its the year 2006 and the SU99 snakes its way through Port Jervis.

After a very long wait SU99 heads west in afternoon light