Word is that the new Viewliner II baggage cars started to enter revenue service on Monday 3-23. On Sunday 3-22, AMTK 61019 sits just south of the Albany-Rensselaer station, likely for crew trainin... (more)

The second large move of new Viewliner II baggage cars out of CAF in Elmira, NY rolls NB past downtown Schenectady on the old D&H. The train consist was AMTK 172, Amcafe, 10 Viewliner II baggage c... (more)

A very unlikely duo lead CP's Saratoga to Kenwood turn job NB back to Saratoga with 40 cars. A UP SD9043MAC, UP 3667, trails the D&H leader. The UP unit arrived in Albany the previous week on an i... (more)

A very unlikely duo lead CP's Saratoga to Kenwood turn job NB back to Saratoga with 40 cars. A UP SD9043MAC, UP 3667, trails the D&H leader. The UP unit arrived in Albany the previous week on an i... (more)

A dimensional train with 3 loads out of GE Schenectady is headed SB down the old D&H as it crosses the frozen Mohawk River. It is headed for export at the Port of Albany. Trailing unit is also an ... (more)

The second week in March saw an invasion of at least 6 UP and NS (former UP) SD9043MAC's in the Albany area on CSX, CP and Pan Am. This SD9043MAC, UP 3667, arrived in Albany on 3-12 leading an inb... (more)

After working Surpass Chemical in northern Albany, local D31 is backing down into Kenwood Yard at the Port of Albany. On the left is the Global oil unloading facility. March represents the 5th str... (more)

In the last light of the day, a Mechanicville, NY to Chicago intermodal train (CP 939-NS 205) rolls up the grade out of the Schoharie Valley with the Conrail heritage unit in charge. The power mad... (more)

Mechanicville, NY to Chicago intermodal train CP 939-NS 205 rolls over the frozen Mohawk River with the Conrail heritage unit in charge. The power made a quick turn at Mechanicville after arriving... (more)

After meeting the CP 934-NS 22K intermodal at Gage Road, the Conrail heritage unit begins to pull down the siding with a long train of double stacks and auto racks out of Mechanicville, NY for Buf... (more)

The Conrail heritage unit leads a Mechanicville, NY to Chicago double stack and auto rack train down the old D&H. It is entering the siding at CPF-499 for a meet with the CP 934-NS 22K intermodal.

A KCS Belle and a KCS grey (KCS 4621) lead ethanol loads for northern New Jersey down the Selkirk Branch.

On a snowy Sunday morning CP's Saratoga to Kenwood Yard turn job heads NB past the historic D&H Building in downtown Albany. They are pulling 29 cars out of Kenwood Yard at the Port of Albany with... (more)

There are actually 3 tracks here on the Hudson Line just south of the Rensselaer station. But an over night snow, combined with drifts from high winds, has buried all the tracks on this usually bu... (more)

On another bitter cold morning the CP's Saratoga to Kenwood local turn job rolls NB just north of Albany with another incredible consist. With 5 engines in 4 paint schemes the lineup includes CP 4... (more)