Amtrak's Phase I Heritage unit leads the Lake Shore Limited over the Mohawk River on a late Fall day. The train is running just a few minutes late. AMTK 129 trails.

Amtrak's 2nd to be painted "Heritage" unit crosses over the Mohawk River just seconds away from its stop at Schenectady station with eventual arrival at Albany/Rensselaer. The following day #156 w... (more)

After making their set off and pickup at a clogged Mohawk Yard, the crew finally get going south with their train across the Mohawk River.

The CP 939 train - also known as the NS 205 - has just departed Mechanicville Yard and is heading southbound on the Canadian Pacific Freight Main Line, passing over the Mohawk River in Schenectady... (more)

The CP 939 train - also known as the NS 205 - has just departed Mechanicville Yard and is heading southbound on the Canadian Pacific Freight Main Line, passing over the Mohawk River in Schenectady... (more)

The N&W only owned 6 red C30-7's and 1 red SD40-2. Being low in numbers they were infrequent visitors to the D&H. So in one of their rare appearances, one leads a set of N&W run through power on a... (more)

Two Union Pacific units roll auoracks and intermodals off the Mohawk River bridge at 8:40am as they approach the Maxon Road crossing on their way from Norfolk Southern's Mechanicville, NY intermod... (more)

On Sunday May 6th Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited hauled the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train from Toledo, OH to Rensselaer, NY in advance of it's final display at Grand Central Terminal on Saturday May ... (more)

Alco builder's photo of Interstate RS-3 #31 courtesy of the Collection of Ron Flanary. The 88-mile Interstate was located in the southwest corner of Virginia. Its chief business was to haul coal f... (more)

A rare visit of the Sharks on a mainline train in Schenectady, shortly before being assigned to helper service in Binghamton

A pair of NS C40-9W's hang out on the lead track at the former D&H Mohawk Yard just outside of Schenectady on a cold February morning. Several years later there would be no need for a power chang... (more)

Amtrak 68, the SB Adirondack, is taking the connector from CPF-485 on the Canadian Pacific to the Conrail Chicago Line as EB train CP 310 holds on the CP main for Amtrak to clear. The time is appr... (more)

Three nicely matched "swoosh" ES44's cruise over the Mohawk River on the old D&H at Maxon Road.

Storm clouds roll in as the southbound Adirondack crosses the Mohawk river into Schenectady NY, catching the last bit of filtered sun.