Eastbound and westbound trains meet at Fonda at 8:40 a.m. The train on the right is on the four-mile-long passing siding.

This GE 80-ton switcher formerly toiled for the Air Force in the same exact spot it now occasionally works for the MA&N. The location is the Griffiss Business & Technology Park, which is the late... (more)

The Amtrak Veterans' Unit blasts through Amsterdam, New York, on the eastbound Lake Shore Limited. The old carpet mills high on the hill (upper-right corner of the frame) are reminders of the cit... (more)

RARELY-PHOTOGRAPHED ROCKS. In the wilds of the Adirondack Mountains, the hearty soul may find seemingly endless photographic excitement. Navigating the grid of public and private lands to... (more)

The northbound Adirondack Scenic train from Utica to Thendara (Old Forge) glides across Kayuta Lake. THe Kayuta Trestle is one of only three truss bridges on this mountain railroad; the others ar... (more)

Three Adirondack Scenic locomotives show off the road's New York Central heritage at Thendara (Old Forge), New York. No. 8223 is the most historically accurate locomotive on the line, as RS-3s we... (more)

This Alco S-1 must receive new batteries before it can return to service. Though the unit is shown here sporting fresh Adirondack Scenic colors, it previously toiled for the U.S. Air Force in Rom... (more)

A dual-mode Amtrak locomotive rushes a westbound Empire Service train through downtown Amsterdam, New York, in evening light. "Riverlink Park" is becoming an increasingly popular location for rai... (more)

FIRST SHOTS OF AN SD30C-ECO IN ACTION — Here's a tight shot of Canadian Pacific No. 5010. The unit, less the a month old, is leading a westbound... (more)

FIRST SHOTS OF AN SD30C-ECO IN THE LEAD — Here's an action shot of Canadian Pacific No. 5010. The unit, less the a month old, is leading a westb... (more)

In what is almost a pure CSX scene, a westbound double-stack train parallels the Erie Canal and the Mohawk River at Lock 10 near Amsterdam, N.Y.

IN LOVE . . . with abandoned railroads? As I explained in photo no. 435007, the "sulphite bridge" in Franklin, New Hamp... (more)

This is what happens when rails are subjected to intense heat. The "sulphite bridge" in Franklin, New Hampshire, is a wooden covered bridge structure typical to New England. It was built in 1896... (more)

A clean Canadian Pacific unit rolls through Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to the delight and surprise of the photographers who were camped out en masse to await Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
Locomotive #: CP 8606
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: August 20, 2011

No. 821 poses just after arrival at Saratoga Springs on the day of its maiden run in gleaming new D&H-inspired paint. The classic D&H signal mast at left is now gone. The man in the white shirt ... (more)