A brief break of early morning sun highlights the colorful CP & DME SD40-2s of this empty ethanol as it approaches CP-SK on the last mile of the River Sub. Interestingly, this power set would b... (more)

The Q380 sits in the hole waiting for a couple of high priority eastbound trains to over take it. BNSF 9922 is on point of this impressive display of power. Considering we are already a week into ... (more)

Engines like CN 2446 are moderately rare to have in our area, CN's are becoming rare to see in general. They come around about three to four times a year but I haven't seen one leading since early... (more)

After a frustrating wait in Coxsackie, I chased this southbound train down for a "hit n run" shot on the closed walkway before heading to a rescheduled appointment with a friend. Originally this ... (more)

This photo is my first one on this site. On a great weekend railfanning using my new DSLR, CSXT Q377 passes through Fonda with nice UP's on the head followed by a CSX C40-8W and a CSX AC44CW. Than... (more)

A nice little surprise at Selkirk Yard as the crew yards the train off Track 7. A brief flash of sun managed to squeeze out of another cold, gloomy March day.

Two Blasts from the Past. Though CSX is rapidly replacing the ancient steel New York Central-era signal bridges in the Mohawk Valley, a few remain in service, such as this one at Mi... (more)

The first significant snowfall of the season to hit upstate New York winds down as BNSF Railway's engine 4708 leads an empty crude oil train west creating a snowstorm of it's own.

A BNSF warbonnet, H2, swoosh combo lead a buffer and 92 loads of Bakken Oil thru the east side of Rensselaer County on their way to the Irving Refinery in New Brunswick Canada.

I was just ready to leave the yard for home when I heard the "K-010" symbol over the scanner. Knowing what that meant in low December sunshine, I raced over to the Route 32 Bridge. This is my ... (more)

CSX K010 with BN/BNSF power heads underneath Cemetery Road.

With the Y-122 Port crew aboard, the CSXT "dirty dirt" empty gon train heads for the Albany Secondary for it's evening journey up the CP/D&H Colonie Sub for Fort Edward to drop the empties and ... (more)

At 19:20 hours CSX train Q393 rides the long deck-style bridge over the wetlands of Northern Montezuma, NY. Railfans around here are always happy to see CSX trains led by foreign power.

K-trains are a great way to celebrates America's birthday!

A newly rebuilt ex SOO SD60 (former SOO 6054) teams up with an unrebuilt SOO SD60 # 6051 to haul an empty ethanol train west on the old NYC Water Level Route, passing a classic New York Central st... (more)