On an off chance that they would be running, I decided to make a quick stop in Batavia to see if I could find the Depew, Lancaster, & Western RR's Alco S6. Much to my surprise, I heard a horn as ... (more)

With the 12 loads from Eagle Bridge, The Battenkill enter Cambridge, NY as they approach Country Route 71

Delaware & Ulster Railroads' meticulously maintained American Locomotive Works RS-36, (formerly Delaware & Hudson) #5017.

Batten Kill Alco RS-3 #4116--with snow flanger in tow--leads its train across the Hoosic River at Eagle Bridge, NY. Shortly, the train will arrive at the interchange with Pan Am Southern.

Setting up the morning excursion.

Catskill Mountain Railroad ALCO S-1 #407 skirts the banks of the Esopus River in Mt. Tremper, New York, as it shoves Extra 407 East - the Esopus Scenic Train - through Campground Curve and towards... (more)

CN 8223 throttles up as it heads north with a cut of freight during the Steve Barry photo charter last fall.

A Canadian built ALCO catches some early morning sun at the Utica Platform. Hasselblad 500 c/m, Fuji Velvia 50.

A pair of LAL Centuries pull off the Kraft spur in heavy rainfall.

A big hats off goes to the volunteer's of the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad and Steve Barry for putting on a great day that ended with several night shots at various locations on the rai... (more)

Batten Kill Railroad's Greenwich and Johnsonville Railway RS-3 #4116 is seen crossing the Hoosic River at Eagle Bridge, New York, with a cut of loaded grain hoppers for Greenwich, NY.

An interior view of the small engine shop that the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad maintains.

Adirondack Scenic's pair of former Canadian Pacific RS-18s lead a packed train out of Utica north through Remsen on the way to Thendara.

The Bath & Hammondsport Railroad's local job was scheduled to run to interchange with the NS today at Painted Post, NY. Unfortunately the railroad was messed up at the beginning of the week by the... (more)

With pre trip inspections and procedures completed, 1845 gets underway.