Emtpy coal train headed westbound leaving the town of Shirley with 90 hoppers.

Bow empty coal train with 90 hoppers heads west through Gardner passing a string of P&W hoppers that are used to bring coal from Providence ships to Bow. The lower the tracks get the bumpier and ... (more)

They say "America runs on Dunkins" and the crew is about to stop trackside next to Dunkin Donuts and make a quick stop.

Seeing the two ex-Conrail units on this loaded unit coal train brought back memories of the old days when the consists were 3-4 Conrail engines on the Bow coal trains. Notice how the midsection ... (more)

CSX 7601 and ES44DC #5204 lead a stack train over t he Catskill Trestle with the bright orange of Schneider adding a splash of color.

Is this the Guilford mainline with 2 UP units, 1 NS and BNSF power? With the power from previous day's unit coal train sitting on the siding at Perini ( UP6591, UP9326 and NS 9633) the loaded tra... (more)

With the Bow power plant in the background, the loaded coal train with it's 90 cars is getting close to the plant entrance where it will leave the train on the main and then use one unit to shove ... (more)

A trio of SD40-2's with a road slug (CSX 2205) in the mix head south with a stack train over the Wilbur Trestle. A nice sheet of ice that froze smooth adds a little mirror action also.

This southbound stack train cuts through the thick and persistant fog as it passes through the dectector at MP108 taking only a few car lengths to make the train vanish into the mist! Even with t... (more)

A CSX hoppes sits since last year with one coal shaker on it and one beside it on the adjacent track. The strings of cars are fed into the building and the shaker is lifted to the top of the car ... (more)

An old Alco sitting dead on the tracks rusting away with the surroundings. This engine actually will be getting used again as the cord coming from the right side is charging the batteries and the... (more)

Work train creeping along dropping ties for the crew scheduled to be in this week even though some frost is still in the ground. There is another CSX B36-7 (5836)at the other end also to speed ... (more)

Lots of flavor in this consist as all 5 units are different. Leading is CSX 551 (AC4400CW), CSX 5443 (ES44DC), CSX 692 (AC6000CW), CSX 7382 (C40-8W) and HLCX 6312 (SD40-2) heading northbound into... (more)

It was nice to catch a surprise and see this brand new BNSF engine on the lead of a southbound car van train on the CSX Riverline!

The sun rises as Q169 heads north towards Selkirk yard along the CSX Riverline.