Central Warehouse. On August 30, 2021, Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sleeper "Babbling Brook" (WEBX 800007) was holding the ... (more)
What Goes Up Must Come Down. With the prior day's run of the first Amtrak Maple Leaf (Train 63/VIA Train 98) returning to Toronto, Ontario for the first time since 2020, Amtrak 64/VIA Train... (more)
The Time Has Come. On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that more that $300 million will be invested in the revitalization of Buffalo's East Side, incl... (more)
Along The Erie Canal. It was a beautiful summer afternoon on August 30, 2021 when Amtrak Train 64 (Maple Leaf) was traveling along the shores of the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal approach... (more)
A hazy sunrise on Monday, September 14, 2020 greeted former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045) as it was preparing to depart Niagara Falls, New York on Amtrak Train 6... (more)
Central Meet.The markers of Amtrak Train 64 were held by Webb Rail's former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sleeper "Babbling Brook" (WEBX 800007, Budd, 194... (more)
You & The Fair...Together Again! Since 2002 (with the exception of the 2020 cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic) Amtrak Empire Service trains have stopped at the New York State Fair du... (more)
A Different Mohawk River Crossing. On Sunday, April 24, 2016, a CSX work project necessitated Amtrak's diversion over the Selkirk/Carman Branch from CP169 at Mohawk. This bridge is normally... (more)
A Bridge Too Far. Under its normal schedule, Amtrak’s Maple Leaf (Train 64) will originate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with a VIA crew as Train 97. But with the current COVID-19 related curtailm... (more)
Stopping where we used to stop. The consist for Amtrak (64) Maple Leaf was laid up near the old station in Niagara Falls, New York overnight, which was formerly the Lehigh Valley Railroad's office... (more)
On a beautiful autumn day as the leaves are just beginning to show bright colors, Amtrak train 64 (Maple Leaf) heads east/south over the Erie Canal in Tonowanda, NY on Sunday, October 13, 2019.
