The Chicago-bound Lakeshore Limited chugs along the Hudson river as it approaches the Bear Mountain Bridge. On the near side of the river, CSX train Q409 rolls south over Popolopen Creek.
A southbound local working CSX's River Line pops out of the Fort Montgomery tunnel and onto the Popolopen Creek trestle in the late afternoon. Another GP38-2, # 2731, is bringing up the rear.
What I did on my Summer Vacation: Not the usual cast of characters leading pigs down the Hudson. ES44DC (5296) and AC4400CW (446) yes, but a four axle is not to my knowledge common. GP38-2 (255... (more)