A pair of "Dark Future" CSX engines foreshadow the weather to come as they roll west on what seemed like a very late Q263. With passing of this train the last of the days sun would be promptly wis... (more)

The much anticipated K635 rolls west under the new cantilever at auto 186 in Fonda, NY. The old NYC era bridge fell sometime this past Sunday as an ongoing signal replacement project continues. T... (more)

A pair of EMD's bask in the morning sun while they wait for their next assignment on the Pan Am. As far as I know, HLCX 7014, an ex-Burlington Northern engine, is on lease to the Pan Am.

At one time foreign power was a pretty sure bet on the Q380. Now it seems like it features nothing but the same old CSX power from day today. So when today's Q380 rolled east with a Spartan cab GE... (more)

The Q620 rolls around the curve at Quist Road under blue dome sky's as it makes it's daily run for Selkirk. CSXT engine 7686 has seen better days and is a testament to true mainline gritty action... (more)

BNSF Railways engine 5357 leads another load of Bakken Crude Oil east through Amsterdam, NY. Yes, that is correct, it was the K012. This appears to be a new symbol for another oil train heading in... (more)

A very clean CSXT engine 368 leads a mixed frieght west on what turned out to be a pretty decent day. One has to wonder how long it with be until the YN2's disappear. One thing is for sure, I wo... (more)

A quite evening in the CSX Service Center.

The EDRJ idles while it waits for a crew in the Pan Am yard. The string of damged cars next to the train are the aftermath of a recent derailment approxiamtely two miles east of the yard in Glenv... (more)

The crew of the RJ-2 switches some tank cars out at Schenectady International. Schenectady International is the western most customer on the Pan Am Railway.

A Spartan cab GE leads the K684 east on it's way to Sewaren, NJ with a load of ethanol.

An ex-Conrail engine glides around the curve in Amterdam as it approaches Quist Road as yet another load of ethanol heads east.

A pair of standard cab EMD's lead the L279 west through the freshly fallen snow from winter storm Nemo. The snowfall in this area was no where near what was predicted while out neighbors to the e... (more)

A pair of YN2 AC4400CW's drag a load of black diamonds across the recently renovated Hoffman's Bridge. Twenty five years ago, back in the Conrail days, coal drags were pretty common site on this ... (more)

The Q385 with a unique lashup as it rolls west with it's manifest train on a beautiful afternoon. It is rather unusual, at least in my experience, to see BNSF paired with Norfolk Southern.