New York, Susquehanna & Western business car 510 was in its fourth life hosting railroad dignitaries when seen here in Binghamton, New York. The car was built in 1921 for the Rock Island, and did ... (more)

In 1986, the New York, Susquehanna & Western bought a gaggle of 45-seried EMD;s from the Burlington Northern, and they instantly became the backbone of the roster. Here two SD45’s and an F45 wai... (more)

Susquehanna power idles next to the sand tower in Binghamton, New York. NYSW 1800 was one of three GP18’s acquired in 1962 to supplement the Susquehanna’s aging fleet of mid-1940’s-era RS1�... (more)

New York, Susquehanna & Western C430 class unit 3000 teams with C420 2002 to move a single car past the engine house in Binghamton, New York. The high-hood C420 began its career on the Long Island... (more)

With four GE’s and an Alco up front, this helper set evens the score for the Alco’s for a northbound De... (more)

No Tier Four on the Southern Tier

There’s a C420 in the middle, but four Delaware & Hudson U23B’s are providing the sense of working hard as they lift a train northward out of ... (more)

Leaving the cloud capital of the galaxy, a northbound Delaware & Hudson train approaches the Nowlan Road crossing in Binghamton, New York. On the point is a typical D&H dog’s breakfast lashup of... (more)

Maine Central and Boston & Maine EMD’s lead a northbound Delaware & Hudson train out of Binghamton, New York at Nowlan Road.

CP/D&H Train 557 gets out of Binghamton, New York on a nice late December day. Binghamton had an unbroken string of Alco-design diesels leading road trains, starting with the Erie/DL&W/EL and the ... (more)

The engineer notches out four-month-old Susquehanna B40-8 4002 as it approaches BD interlocking in Binghamton, New York. The Susquehanna’s rapid traffic growth in the mid-1980’s had it looking... (more)

On one of the coldest mornings that I’ve ever railfanned, Susquehanna F45 3638 idles near the engine house in Binghamton, New York. By Alaska or North Dakota standards, 14 below is not unusual, ... (more)

CP 4224 is ready to leave the yard in Binghamton, NY in June of 1993.

Anyone who spent much time trackside in the northeast United States between the mid 1950’s and mid 1970’s undoubtedly saw a boxcar from the Buffalo Creek Railroad, with the road’s distinctiv... (more)