A Susquehanna Northern Division train sets off cars at a mill in Cortland, New York.

A Susquehanna Northern Division train switches customers in Cortland, New York.

NYS&W 3002 pauses between switching moves on the Edgewater Branch. A tank car can be seen just behind 3002, proof that there was still some active rail business here in 1985 amid the tank farms a... (more)

The NYS&W crew turning the eastbound train over to Conrail near Binghamton Yard in October of 1984. The NYSW crew members on left: Brian Hartwell, Joe White and A. G. "Ponch" Whitehill.

NYSW 3002 leads a southbound train down Schuyler Street in Utica, NY.

Susquehanna C430 3002 lays down a smoky trail at Chenango Forks, New York. The Susquehanna hosted many excursions all over the system during this time period, and one car from its fleet is being m... (more)

With a Conrail or Delaware & Hudson train sitting of the former Lackawanna main, an eastbound Susquehanna train waits for access to its yard in Binghamton, New York. Beside the Susquehanna-only C4... (more)

On a not-atypical gloomy day in Binghamton, New York, a New York, Susquehanna & Western train from Buffalo heads for the Suzy-Q’s yard there.

NYSW C430 #3002 leads an eastbound Sea Land stack train as it grinds upgrade toward the top of the hill at Gulf Summit

Back in 1984, in order for the NYS&W eastbound Haulage Train to head east, it first had to back north out of NYS&W's Binghamton Yard. It was doing exactly that when I caught the train on June 19,... (more)

A pair of C-430s are in charge of a Guilford Eastbound as it runs along the Canisteo River.

On a spectacular clear winter day. a C430-C420-GP18 trio cross the Delaware River at Mill Rift. The rear of the train can be seen in the trees up river.

The Death of an Alco - After hitting a crossing packed with ice and snow, the #3002 derailed and rolled on its side. Eight days later sister engine #3004 hit a crossing packed with ice & snow at ... (more)

A C430-C420-GP18 combo lead an eastbound stack train over Moodna Viaduct.

After bringing a southbound off the Northern Division, the rare Alco - quite literally - cools its heels.