New York & Lake Erie's big M636 eases out from under what was once the Erie's Dunkirk Branch at Dayton, NY.

New York & Lake Erie's rarely-seen x-Erie Alco S-1 shuffles freight cars around at Gowanda, while their mainstay power, a pair of MLW FPAs wait in front of the depot.

New York & Lake Erie's M636 with a passenger consist in tow meets a photo freight led by the NY&LE's rarely-seen ex-Erie S-1 at South Dayton, NY during a photo charter ran by Timeless Rail Expedit... (more)

New York & Lake Erie's newly-acquired M636 poses alongside their mainstay power, a pair of MLW FPAs, at South Dayton, NY during a photo charter ran by Timeless Rail Expeditions.

The leaves are just starting to change from green as Green Mountain Railroad's venerable Alco RS-1, #405, performs a runby at Ludlow. This was part of a 2-day Trains Magazine charter that had the ... (more)

An AAPRCO special heads east to Solvay after spending the week at Canandaigua, NY. The sharply-painted GP38-2s are in charge of 7 private cars, as they cross the Owasco River.

In a scene that just as easily could have been taken 60 or 70 years ago, a local leans against a vintage Chevrolet truck and contemplates Arcade & Attica 18, New York's only operating steam locomo... (more)

Arcade & Attica 18, New York's only operating steam locomotive, departs from the Currier depot, headed south back to Arcade. The onlookers in period clothing were actually actors, as this was part... (more)

The brakeman aboard Adirondack Railroad C424 #2400 hams it up for the camera as they pass by an old stone milepost leftover from the Utica & Black River.

Living on borrowed time, two of LA&L's big Alcos, C430 433 and C425 425, cross over the Genesee River on their way to the Genesee Junction interchange with the Rochester & Southern. LA&L has recei... (more)

NYS&W's Utica Branch freight, UT-1,NYS&W's Utica Branch freight, UT-1, passes under a traffic light as it traverses the famed half-mile segment of street-running on Schuyler Street. Spring brings ... (more)

NYS&W's Utica Branch freight, UT-1, passes by the old DL&W depot and a decrepit wooden caboose as it crosses Genesee Street. Spring brings a big traffic surge on the old DL&W Utica Division to the... (more)

NYS&W's Utica Branch freight, UT-1, is nearing the end of the roughly half-mile segment of street-running on Schuyler Street. Spring brings a big traffic surge to the feed mills at Sangerfield, an... (more)

On a hot summer's day, Finger Lakes Railway road freight GS-2 (Geneva-Solvay) passes by the "Martisco" station on the old New York Central "Auburn Road."When the Auburn Road wa... (more)

While headed to Conway Scenic Railroad for the annual 470 Railroad Club excursion, I decided to swing by the elusive Batten Kill Railroad to see if there were any signs of life. As expected, they ... (more)