The Batten Kill Railroad is an interesting short line for many reasons. One being the manned flagging of unmarked crossings.

A whole lotta switching goin' on. Buttercup and 5012 have just moved RS-36 #408, so its' battery can fully charge. This pair of ALCOs have a long day ahead; finishing with the delivery of 32 empti... (more)

Batten Kill Heritage RS-3, in very faded orange. honors the Greenwich & Johnstown, a subsidiary of the Delaware & Hudson in Washington County. But don't get the party balloons just yet-- 4116 is m... (more)

Passing the local at Creekside Millwork. One of the Arcade & Attica Railroad's steam-powered excursion trains passes a company local freight job at the siding that serves Creekside Millwork... (more)

The Battenkill crossing a bridge coming into Eagle Bridge to grab 6 empties.

LA&L 420 running around some cars at Lakeville. The 420 was built as Long Island RR 200 in December, 1963. It is set up for long hood forward operation.

Rolling through Cambridge with empties for interchange at Eagle Bridge.

In a scene that just as easily could have been taken 60 or 70 years ago, a local leans against a vintage Chevrolet truck and contemplates Arcade & Attica 18, New York's only operating steam locomo... (more)

Rolling through Shushan with empties to be placed at Eagle Bridge.

Runby coming to a stop. Part of the Saratoga Corinth & Hudson operated excursion for an ALCO/D&H Historical Societies Railfan Day. Clouds threatened at times but the sun did break through. A grea... (more)

Crossing the Hoosic with empties for interchange in Eagle Bridge.

The brakeman aboard Adirondack Railroad C424 #2400 hams it up for the camera as they pass by an old stone milepost leftover from the Utica & Black River.

Living on borrowed time, two of LA&L's big Alcos, C430 433 and C425 425, cross over the Genesee River on their way to the Genesee Junction interchange with the Rochester & Southern. LA&L has recei... (more)

A Long Way from the Ontario Midland: Former Ontario Midland Alco RS-36 #408 is quite far from its previous railroad as it leads Batten Kill Train BK-F north through Shushan, NY. The engine... (more)

Waiting At The Engine House. On Friday, January 17, 2025, the Delaware & Hudson Railway Historical Society announced the acquisition of former D&H Alco RS-3 4085, and that it would be moved... (more)