Local Attraction: One of the things I love about chasing the Batten Kill Railroad is that it seems like everyone in the small towns along the line stops and takes notice when the tra... (more)

This Consolidation, built in 1920 by ALCO subsidiary Cooke in Patterson, NJ. Paterson was also the birthplace of Lou Costello. The 2-8-0 arrived at Steamtown in the mid 80s. Now tucked away behi... (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)

After an unsuccessful, yet beautiful as always drive to North Adams along the Boston and Maine, our luck turned around only just south of Cambridge, NY where we caught up with the Batten Kill Rail... (more)

Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley S4 crosses one of the few road crossings between Cooperstown, NY and Milford, NY with the once a week daytime excursion.

A D&U tourist train trundles over the more-active-than-usual Batavia Creek, a tributary of the nearby Delaware River East Branch.

The former Concord and Claremont RR Alco S4 is running a special train on it's first day of service on the Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad. This locomotive was originally Delaware & Hud... (more)

C630s 2039, 2015 and 2032 haul a Sydney to Stellarton freight.

Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad ALCos barrel through the countryside Northbound for the Avon Yard in the summer evening heat. Locomotives: LAL 420 LAL 428 LAL 433

BSOR 5010 takes 2 cars south to Hamburg after running north with 20 storage cars earlier in the day.

DLWR 1801 crosses Harvester Ave. in Batavia, NY and heads east, passing in front of the Harvester Center, originally an International Harvester plant that produced farm equipment, the building now... (more)

The Livonia, Avon & Lakeville works the yard in Avon with the #433 shining brightly in then evening sun.

Locomotives:
LAL 433 C430
LAL 428 C425

LA&L 425 charges south across Lehigh Station Rd after picking up cars at Genesee Junction.

LAL 425 C425
LAL 428 C425

CACX 102 is in the shop for some TLC. Volunteers with the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad work on sorting out some electrical issues. In addition to that the defective turbo charger had be... (more)

Originally a shop switcher at the Alco plant in Schenectady, this S-1 was parked near the North Creek Station in 2011.