Daylight Sparta Job

An unusual daylight job is working Sparta Junction on an overcast December morning with the railroads only active SD45 for power. One of the night jobs had ... (more)

"Drilling Out the Bad Orders"

"Traffic Jam at CP-5"

Running Up Main Street

The busy town of Butler is briefly brought to a halt as an NYSW local rumbles through the center of town. The train has two leased NS units for power, th... (more)

Leased Geeps Cross the Ramapo

Despite the Susquehanna S ball on the Oakland Viaduct, one would not be able to identify this train as NYSW with two NS units for power. The leade... (more)

The Pompton Industrial

While active customers still remain on the Pompton Industiral it is incredibly unusual to catch locals switching the branch during the day as the night j... (more)

Southern Style on the Susquehanna

The WS-2 made an unusual daylight run to Butler with a set of NS GP38-2's for power. The short hood unit, NS 5294 has been a regular on the ra... (more)

Straight Through Rich's Deli

Since the height of rail traffic on the NYS&W, Rich's Deli has played a key role in keeping the crew members fueled for their journey's East or Wes... (more)

Flared Radiators First

The unique flared radiators on NYSW 3618 certainly set it apart from the rest of the railroads EMD fleet. The train is easing through town at a mere 10 m... (more)

Oakland Viaduct Crossing

The Sparta relief job is seen crossing the Oakland Viaduct with NYSW 3618 leading long hood forward. This unit recently entered service again after sit... (more)

Late Evening Arrival

NYSW 3618 has a whopping 28 cars in tow as the engineer eases the train into MC yard. The crew began their day in Sparta at 6:00 in the morning and is seen... (more)

The Lone Survivor

One of two SD45's (the only one active) still owned by the New York Susquehanna & Western re-entered the active roster after a half million dollar rebuild. Th... (more)

"Flared Radiators Return"

"Diversity in Motion w/ the Spirit of Cincinnati"

"Eastbound through Hawthorne"

An early morning train could be heard blowing for the crossings through town. Eager to see what this was I went trackside to find the Sparta job r... (more)