Switching at the Park....After dropping a cut of cars of McGrand Paper Woody throws the switch so Bill can take the #301 down into the alley and pick up some empties to place out for interchange w... (more)
Woody rides the left side while Billy shoves six loaded racks into the auto site for Valient to unload on a very cold but sunny February day.
Jeremy keeps a close eye ahead as Chris Throws a wave and pulls nine loaded autoracks off CP onto the Albany Main for the trip back to the park. Today’s run marked the second time the #301 ran d... (more)
Changing of the guard.
Unit should be heading to NY shortly.
Only Miles away from its final destination for the day. SMS Line’s NE-1 is seen passing through the Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management area with another load of Ford products. The distant hil... (more)
Back to the Park with two.
A closer look at the extended cab on this ex-Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines GP38 now working for the SMS. The cabs on these ex-PRSL units were designed for the dual control stands. The PRSL... (more)
An ex-Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines GP38 now working for the SMS.
The first work day after the snow storm, the SMS crew was out cleaning switches with their ex-Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines GP38.
As the SNY crew holds at Cole Road with two SMS 'pups', NS #939 disengages from it's train to pickup the nine empty racks brought in to Delanson.
Heading back to the Guilderland Industrial Park with nine loads out of Delanson.
With Bill Giving the #1424 all its got, NE-1 heads back to the park with five loaded racks on my 34th Birthday.
On Sunday I Turn 34, When I was born in 1976 you Could find two Baldwin Sharks running on this line. Everybody figured when the sharks left for Michigan in 1978 that you would never see another Ba... (more)