Empire Service train #242 heads south along the Harlem River towards Grand Central Terminal.

I was a California boy, and I had seen stuff like this only in pictures. When Uncle Sam gave me an all expenses paid trip to the East Coast, it was like a whole different world. The GG-1's were ... (more)

NJT in the open air over A Interlocking, which is now enclosed and this locomotive is now retired.

Due to the "Summer of Hell" at New York's Penn Station, 3 inbound and 3 outbound Amtrak Empire Line trains will be using Metro-North's Grand Central Terminal. This was the first inbound ... (more)

Three of a kind ...but two are remanufactured AEM-7ACs and the one in the middle is a factory original - can you spot the differences? These engines are attached to their respective trains... (more)

This slab sided Budd car began life as a Coach that Amtrak chose to convert to a baggage car in the late 90s for the then-expanding mail and express business. This came at a time when Heritage ca... (more)

The Amtrak 241 is just about to leave New York, New York on 6/9/2017 as it heads north on the Empire Corridor with 710 (P32AC-DM, Phase III) leading at about 1930. This is one of those "summer onl... (more)

Amtrak 69 heads over the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge on the morning of 6/11/2017 with the George Washington Bridge in the background.

The Amtrak "Vermonter" (Train 55) is twice as interesting with 2 Siemens ACS-64s (660/605) on the point. This train originates in St. Albans, VT, changes its diesel for electric power in New Haven... (more)

The Lake Shore Limited has just begun its trip, emerging from darkness under the streets of New York, to be briefly greeted by a pleasant afternoon passing through A Interlocking before heading in... (more)

An ALP-44 rests with a train as an inbound with Arrow III's arrives. This scene has changed considerably, as not only are the ALP-44's long gone, but so is the view. This entire area known as &q... (more)

On third shift at Sunnyside yard, this AEM-7 sits on the pit taking a breather before heading out again to wrack up some miles.

The sun rises over Sunnyside yard after the midnight shift prepared the morning departures, which are seen lined up waiting their turn to head to Penn Station and begin their day.

Budd 10&6 "Pacific Gardens" spends the night in the shop. At the time of this photo, these cars had been relegated to crew dorm service, and a few years later would be retired altogether... (more)

"Babbling Brook at 38th Street" The New York Central Railroad Babbling Brook brings up the markers of Amtrak 291 as the train traverses under 38th Street on the Empire Connection in New Yo... (more)