A westbound Empire Service train makes its stop in SYR. Today, you'd never know a depot existed here.

Amazing how much can change in a year’s time. Last July Fonda Yard and the Control Siding seen in the background was chock full of Autoracks and Coil Steel Cars. Some parked since the onset of t... (more)

Amtrak Empire Service Train 283 heads west along the Mohawk River on the old NYC "Water Level Route" at Yosts, NY, passing New York State Barge Canal Lock 19 (seen on the far right).

The Lake Shore Limited. BURRRR!

Class Leader #700 heads up #283 on what was a very rainy Friday.

Boston bound Lake Shore Limited is about to enter the darkness of a short tunnel and then plunge into the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. 206 came to life in 1977, but headed to the scra... (more)

Amtrak 62, The Niagara Rainbow, rolls EB along the Mohawk River and New York State Barge Canal at Lock 13 in the Town of Mohawk, just east of Yosts. The canal will close for the season a few days ... (more)

Amtrak 64, the Maple Leaf, heads over the Whirlpool Bridge as it leaves Canada and enters the United States. Amtrak is the only railroad to use this bridge anymore, as CN is the owner. Amtrak runs... (more)

Amtrak 48 arrives at the Depew Amtrak station.

Amtrak 48 rockets Eastward through Fairport.

Amtrak 48 rolls through the countryside, passing one of the many New York Central-era concrete mileposts that dot the Water Level Route.

Amtrak 283 crosses the Erie canal and passes through an AEI reader as he rolls West.

Empire Service Train 285 chases the fading daylight as it winds through the reverse curves west of Lyons NY.