Happy National Train Day! Westbound Empire Service #283 thunders through the small Upstate New York town of Fonda, and under the old New York Central signal bridges at QC185, on National Tr... (more)

Salt City Express bound for Syracuse arrives at Croton-Harmon for its engine change.

Mood reflects the prospects for U.S. passenger rail at the time

For reasons unknown, this train was proceeding very slowly; partial evidence is the crew member standing in the open front doorway.

"Empire State Express"

Nearly new Turboliner cruises along at 79 mph on not yet improved track. Note the front coupler fairing is still in place.

FL9 with 6 car Amfleet train plus power car. A tough load for a single FL9 on the Hudson Line.

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

Entering the electric zone

Passing former westbound platform area

This is the New York to Detroit through train (which will skirt through southern Ontario on its way to the Motor City) passing Bannerman Castle in Beacon NY.. I want to thank railfan Ray Wetzel fo... (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).

Fans getting shots from the old eastbound platform prior to its elimination. Note also the NYC 'Cigar Band' herald on the nose of 4045 bleeding through the Penn Central black.

Amtrak Empire Service 283 follows a westbound manifest as it heads for the station stop at Amsterdam. The train would then switch over at MP 184 to run around it.

An Amtrak Empire Service train accelerates away from Poughkeepsie Station as a southbound Metro-North train waits to depart. Several other Metro-North trainsets await the call to weekday service. ... (more)