I hadn't planned on submitting this year-old shot since I'd been in a bad location when this guy snuck up on me. But I recently noticed that someone had documented his thought of the moment on th... (more)

GE power hauling trailers and containers south on CSX's River Line over the causeway at the south end of Iona Island.

CSX train Q409 has a very special leader today, ex Conrail SD80MAC 4596. You don't get many chances to get these rare units in road service, and good weather besides.

It doesn’t get much better than this, two run-through ex SOO SD60 models repainted in the fresh red Canadian Pacific image lead CSX ethanol train K636 on a sunny Saturday at Iona Island NY. The ... (more)

After checking the signal which was dark, I was surprised to see 564's headlight in the distance.

For much of the morning CSX had a work crew rolling south spraying pesticide along the right of way. The bad news is that held up traffic. The good news is once they started rolling again, they ... (more)

Two GEs pull a line of covered hoppers south on CSX's River Line, and across the Iona Island trestle, as the light starts to fade on mid fall afternoon.

Some days this hobby seems too easy. Just sit in the shade, put down your sandwich long enough to get some shots, then wipe the mayo off your camera and return to lunch. This meal was happily in... (more)

Here's a lash up we don't see everyday on the River Line - a CSX SD40 with a CN C40 and an E.J.&E. (CN subsidiary) SD38. Here they bring a line of tankers south across Iona Island on a warm early... (more)

CSX's 5122 leads a line of trailers south on the River Line, crossing over the trestle onto the north end of Iona Island.

One of CSX's GEs leads a mixed freight northbound over the Iona Island Trestle as the first half of the summer comes to a close. I was happy to get this shot as the second half of the summer had ... (more)

Clear, mild weather and lots of traffic on the River Line made for a good day of shooting and enjoying the scenery. One example, this GE heading south with a mix of tankers and freight in warm af... (more)

After a rainy, cloudy late summer, October 2011 brought clear skies to the Hudson Valley. That helped as this CSX Dash 8 brought trailers and containers southbound across the Iona Island Trestle.

Early fall along the Hudson River brings on a breezy, cloudy day as CSX's SD50 8665 brings on a southbound mixed freight. The train can be seen stretching beyond the Bear Mountain Bridge in the b... (more)