A wild mix of power leads a crude oil train across the south end of Iona Island NY on the CSX River sub.

This gem showed up by surprise yesterday. This is my first time seeing a true Santa Fe Dash 8W leading. I hope BNSF and UP keeps sending power like this out here. I saw some pictures of this thing... (more)

This year has been a fantastic year for power and this train just adds to the mix. The Union Pacific Olympic units visited the area years ago before I started railfanning CSX. Here's a shot of Uni... (more)

A rare visitor to New York State, the Union Pacific Winter Olympic engine rumbles over the Mohawk River bringing some color to the dreaded season of brown.

BNSF is becoming common power out here in upstate but it is always nice to see. Here is BNSF 5884 pulling its train of loaded to oil to Selkirk on track one.

A very clean CP red consist departs for the River Sub on a gorgeous early spring day in the Capital Region.

Ethanol empties roll WB on CSX just a few miles out of Selkirk Yard. The Ferromex - CP NAFTA set is making its second round trip on this part of CSX. All 81 cars (buffer plus 80 tank cars) can be ... (more)

A KCS Belle leads a CSX unit on oil loads for Philadelphia.

After watching the re-crew at Fonda I chased this train to French's Hollow and the crew remembered me because the engineer is pointing at me and they said hey to me over the radio which was cool. ... (more)

It's been a long time since i've seen a CP SD40-2 leading or trailing. I used to see them a lot down on the Colonie Main but they are slowly fading away. But it was really nice to see this K418 wi... (more)

BNSF 5846 leads the G414 in route to RJ to be turned over to Pan Am with Warbonnet (Fake) 4704 second out.

Indiana Rail Road on CSX. The INRD 9002 leads a short 16 car local thru CP SK as it approaches Selkirk Yard on an unseasonably warm day with temps in the mid 50's, fog, pouring rain, and even thun... (more)

A CP SD60 still in its original white SOO scheme leads BNSF 5069 and BNSF 9075 plus a buffer and ethanol empties WB along the ice jammed Mohawk River just east of CP-173

On a bitterly cold morning, the crew of the daily Q626 from Buffalo, NY to Selkirk, NY waits in the hole. Once, the K040 passes them, they will be able to continue the rest of the trip to Selkirk.

A CP SD60 still in its original white SOO scheme leads BNSF 5069 and BNSF 9075 plus a buffer and ethanol empties WB down CSX's Mohawk Sub.