Rural New York City. A Tottenville Local train approaches Richmond Valley station on the Staten Island Railway. As surprising as it may seem, this somewhat bucolic scene is in fact with... (more)

"Notching Up at Western Ave"
GMTX SW1500 173 pulls a cut of double stack containers out of the GCT New York Terminal.

"Pulling the Double Stacks"
New York Container Terminal's newest switcher pulls a cut of outbound containers into Arlington Yard for interchange with Conrail Shared Assets on... (more)

The New York Container Terminal Express Rail train, with GMTX 173 leading, pulls a cut of garbage cars into Conrail Shared Assets' Arlington Yard in Staten Island, NY. Arlington Yard is s... (more)

"Pulling Trashing into Arlington Yard" The New York Container Terminal Express Rail train, with GMTX 173 leading, pulls a cut of garbage cars into Conrail Shared Assets' Arlington Yard in ... (more)

"NYCT on the SIRT North Shore Branch" The New York Container Terminal (NYCT) Express Rail train, with GMTX 173 leading, pulls a cut of garbage cars to far east end of what remain... (more)

"New Face of the Island"
New York Container Terminal utilizes GMTX SW1500 173 to drill containers in Conrail's Arlington Yard on March 10, 2021. The 173 has recently entered ... (more)

"New Switcher for NY Container Terminal" The New York Container Terminal Express Rail crew crosses Western Ave while pulling a cut of stacks towards Arlington Yard in Staten Island, New Yo... (more)

East to West. SIR 446 eases around the curve as it approaches Tompkinsville Station, the first station on its eastbound (geographically south) to Tottenville. Unlike the subway, the tracks ... (more)

Mileposts. A westbound SIR train approaches Old Town station as the last few flakes of snow fall for the day. The mileposts along the right-of-way here are new, having been installed as par... (more)

B&O Heritage. An eastbound SIR train splits the signals west of Clifton station. The line's B&O heritage is evidenced here by the color position light signals used at interlockings along th... (more)

Locomotive Fleet. BMEX 779 reverses through Clifton Station on the Staten Island Railway on a cold Saturday morning. The locomotive was heading east on the line to pick up a pair of MOW hop... (more)

Back, But Not Back In Service. New York Container Terminal’s CLCX 2058 (Process Locomotive PL1500-4RS) returned to the NYCT at Howland Hook in Staten Island, New York from the Morristown ... (more)

Baseball Special, Minor. On August 27, 2009, MTA SIRT 426 (St. Louis R-44S/ME-2) returns to St. George Station ahead of making the shorter of its 2 trips to Ballpark Station in Staten Islan... (more)

A Local train heading for Great Kills arriving at Jefferson Avenue. Service was ending at Great Kills due to track work that was occurring south of the line. This year is the R44's 10th anniversar... (more)