Tunnel Motor Turned ECO

Originally built as an SD40T-2 for the Southern Pacific, NYSW 3012 was rebuilt from the ground up as an SD33-ECO. The locomotive retains its original no... (more)

One Last Stay in Sparta

For the last year and a half the New York Susquehanna & Western has kept an engine in Sparta for designated use on the SJ-1. This job exclusively switch... (more)

Quartet of 40's on the 99

In the not too distant past before the SD60s arrived on the NYSW, scenes like this were the norm with SD40T-2's/SD40-2's hauling the tri-weekly road f... (more)

Diverging Off the L&HR

The unusual daylight edition of this particular SU-100 is seen just after diverging off the ex-L&HR main at Sparta Junction. There the crew picked up NYS... (more)

Daylight Sparta Job

An unusual daylight job is working Sparta Junction on an overcast December morning with the railroads only active SD45 for power. One of the night jobs had ... (more)

A Susquehanna freight rolls east past the water tank at Sparta Junction, N.J.

Morning Westbound at Lake Grinnel

A small lake community in Sparta, NJ awoke to the sounds an unusual morning freight train as five EMD's hauled a lengthy SU-99/Q710 West. This... (more)

Susquehanna train SU-99 negotiates the tight curves as it passes through Sparta Junction on its overnight run between Little Ferry, N.J., and Binghamton, N.Y.

"Sunday Sparta Turn"

After a shortened work week due to Memorial Day on Monday, the NYS&W had a derailment in Marathon, NY which caused freight to back up at both ends of the r... (more)

"Single SD60 powering SU-99"

In quite an unusual scene, NYSW 3804 is the only locomotive powering this Monday's SU-99. Even if the trains tonnage only requires the horsepower... (more)

"Climbing the Mountain"

A detoured CSX Q004 is seen leaning into the curve as the train crosses Route 517 and prepares to climb the Sparta Mountain grade.

"Passing the MoW Fleet"

After the long ride to New Jersey, the Binghamton based road crew for the SU-100 has been relieved by a local crew out of Jersey. The crew is seen here do... (more)

"Yellowjackets Swarm the Field"

SU-100 cruises past an empty field in Sparta, NJ. In a couple of miles SU-100 would arrive at Sparta Junction where the road crew would get reliev... (more)

"Short on Horsepower"

Having nearly stalled on the grade at Gulf Summit the NYS&W was faced with a decision; send the train up Sparta Mountain with the two CSX engines and hope f... (more)

"Lake Community"

With two SD60's for power and a decent size train in tow, the engineer can now sit back and enjoy the view as his train passes this classic scene at Lake Grinnel... (more)