An empty oil train out of Philadelphia rolls WB by Lock 10 on the NYS Erie Canal late in the day. A work barge related to ongoing work at the lock is docked for the weekend.

The NS Savannah & Atlanta heritage leads the Chicago to Ayer intermodal (NS 22K) over the Mohawk River.

The first Albany, NY loaded oil train to run under the new 608 symbol rolls SB at Saratoga with a buffer car and 80 loads of oil out of North Dakota. This train will unload at the Port of Albany, ... (more)

15 miles from Utica. The Saturday morning train from Utica to Thendara passes milepost U15 on this former New York Central line. The train is lead by power still in the completely untouched paint ... (more)

After picking up 10 empty auto racks at CPF499 in Delanson, intermodal train 939 is rolling past MP 507 and a Schoharie County farm on its way to Binghamton, NY. Trailing unit is NS C40-9W #9941. ... (more)

FIRST RUN! The S&NC made its first revenue runs, as planned, on July 23rd. Here the very first revenue train arrives at Saratoga station from North Creek at 9:16AM. There was good ridership on the... (more)

The second revenue run to Saratoga rolls SB thru the interlocking at CPC-37. The train is rolling down the Station Track onto the S&NC controlled trackage at the station at 5:54PM. CP refers to th... (more)

New power for the NYS&W. Recently delivered rebuilt SD60. The NYSW 3810 is the former GMTX 9094 and EMDX 9094, starting life as an Oakway Leasing unit. It was rebuilt at VMV Paducah, KY and releas... (more)

The Albany Port RR switches the Cargill facility at the Port of Albany during a small snowfall.

Three SD40-2's struggle to haul 81 loads of ethanol up the SB grade into CPF-477 which is the crest of this short grade off the Canadian Sub. Trailing units are CP SD40-2's #6018 and #5775. Loads ... (more)

The Adirondack catches last light as it rolls thru CP-144 with the Ocean View dome. The Amtrak Rensselaer Shops are on the left and the Albany-Rensselaer station is just ahead of the train. These ... (more)

A late CP Saratoga to Albany Kenwood turn job passes MP 0.0 on the Colonie Sub as it rolls SB in the Concrete Canyon between the NB and SB lanes of I-787. On the left is the former New York Centra... (more)

450 is typically good for an interesting mix of older CP power. Once again it delivers with 4 engines and 4 paint schemes on older EMD's. While the SD40-2 leader has the newest CP scheme, trail un... (more)

Another crazy CP lashup leads the 642 loaded ethanol thru the Saratoga passenger station on its way to Kenwood Yard, Port of Albany with 81 loads. Trailing units are CEFX SD40-2 #3184 (ex BN 7093)... (more)

With a Ferromex leader. an EB 110 car loaded grain train off CSX departs the small yard at Rotterdam Jct on its way to Ayer, MA. Trailing units are BNSF 7477, BNSF 5076, and Pan Am-MEC 613.