The low sun highlights the curves of ALCO's six-motor Century design. This was the last shot of the day, but well worth delaying our dinner.
Sometimes on vacation, you get a shot that justifies the lack of sleep and hours of driving. My Dad & I have a ritual of deciding the "Shot of the Trip"... but we didn't even have to ask on this ... (more)
The Driftwood Turn has dropped his inbound cars in the siding at South Driftwood and is heading up the main to North Driftwood to pick up his outbound train to take back to Olean.
Running as NS KH52, the WNY&P Driftwood Turn drags 24 loads up the 2.6% grade of Keating Summit. Brings back fond memories of my teenage years shooting CN HR616's and CP M630's in Michigan!