Amtrak P32AC-DM 709, leads Empire Service train 284, through Tarrytown on a frigid afternoon.

Amtrak P32AC-DM 709 with Empire Service train 238 at Tarrytown.

Empire Service train #235 with P32AC-DM 709 and P42DC 79.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF MEET: Well worn P32AC-DM 709 leads train 280 south as a ship heads north on the Hudson River.

A westbound Amtrak pulls through the jumble of track around the site of the Rochester Station construction. The "switch to nowhere" will eventually lead to the new mainline, while the track curren... (more)

Empire Service train 256 heads through Ossining with P32AC-DM 709 leading.

Action on both sides of the Hudson River as a passenger train speeds south at about 50 mph with an autorack train heading north at 40 mph towards Selkirk Yard in the background. Normally the sil... (more)

A southbound Empire Service train rounds the curve into the Metro-North station at Breakneck Ridge. An icy Hudson River and the city of Newburgh are in the background.

A not so common sight on the Mohawk sub plays out here, as Amtrak rolls through the siding to get around a westbound tank train which is stopped at CP 188. August 30th 2014.

What I did on my Summer vacation, redux: Sitting on top of the world: An added treat for the Amtrak passengers this afternoon, three Army helicopters out for a spin along the Hudson.

This relatively new loco hit a downed tree that was a result of severe weather south of Albany. It took chunks of the Phase III decal off the side, shattered the headlight shield and knocked out ... (more)

Amtrak Empire Service train 280 heading south along the Hudson River.

Amtrak Empire Service 283 follows a westbound manifest as it heads for the station stop at Amsterdam. The train would then switch over at MP 184 to run around it.

Amtrak 709 has just been added to the Ethan Allen Express, joining 713, which brought the train down from Rutland. Amtrak 700 idles with the 12:05 southbound Empire Service train 23... (more)