Derelict and Abandoned. The former Delaware & Hudson Colonie Diesel Shops were once the haunts of the famous D&H Sharks, PAs, and countless Alcos. By 1998, this lone (and Lilliputi... (more)

Yellow Leaves, Yellow Locomotives: NYS&W Memories. With the sweet smell of Autumn in the air — the scent resulting from a small amount of resid... (more)

"Private Property: No Trespassing." Every railroad photographer needs to identify and observe the "line in the sand." The Vermont Railway makes it easy at Park Street in Rutland. Dig... (more)

A Valentine's Day Treat. The D&H gave me a nice Feb. 14th surprise in 1998: two classy Lightning Stripe locomotives and a Napierville Junction caboose sitting in perfect light in S... (more)

SARATOGA UNION STATION: A FIVE-WAY MEET! Though the sun had dipped below the horizon, I couldn't resist this once-in-a-lifetime view as five t... (more)

The Reading Lives! These unique "Coal Tubes," once operated by the Glove City Coal Co., still stand near the roadbed of the former Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad. The F... (more)

The building says Trenton Station, but I don't believe it was ever an actual station. Plus, I believe one would better refer to this as Barneveld, or perhaps "Mapledale," where the MA&N crosses o... (more)

The Bird Is the Word! While photographers from across the region are flocking to the Saratoga & North Creek Railway, this gaggle of Canada geese seem not to be impressed by the E8 p... (more)

What would normally be a harshly-lit shot at the North Creek station at 6:45 a.m. suddenly became muted by fog rising over the Hudson River. What better chance to shoot the Saratoga & North Creek... (more)

MAIDEN RUNS: New Power in the Adirondacks. This former Arizona Eastern E8 is now working passenger trains on the new Saratoga & North Creek Railway. Aug. 18th was its first day in... (more)

America's classiest B39-8E spent the summer hauling regularly-scheduled passenger trains on the former Delaware & Hudson Adirondack Branch. Seeing this unit on this line is a throwback to the day... (more)

MAIDEN RUNS: New Power in the Adirondacks. This former Arizona Eastern E8 is now working passenger trains on the new Saratoga & North Creek Railway. Aug. 18th marked its first day... (more)

DITCHED, part 6: THE DAMAGE. Work crews bend and lean to view the damage to the locomotive they just pulled from the ditch. The locomotive eventually went to the Hobo Railroad in... (more)

DITCHED, part 5: THE LIFT. On Wednesday, February 9, 2011, a southbound New England Southern light engine struck a patch of ice and toppled a full 130 degrees off the tracks and d... (more)

DITCHED, part 4: READY TO LIFT. On Wednesday, February 9, 2011, a southbound New England Southern light engine struck a patch of ice and toppled a full 130 degrees off the tracks ... (more)