CSX 848 pulls the Q640 eastbound on track two over the detector and passed the signals at Auto 177 in Amsterdam on a nice early spring morning.

An Amtrak conductor happily looks ahead towards the front of his train as it departs the Amsterdam Amtrak Station on its way east on a beautiful early spring morning.

After the fog cleared some nice trains started to show their face like this K040 taking the curve at Amsterdam Station in the east direction gleaming in the sunlight with two BNSF GE's pulling it ... (more)

BNSF is becoming common power out here in upstate but it is always nice to see. Here is BNSF 5884 pulling its train of loaded to oil to Selkirk on track one.

CEFX 1509 trails on a K train with 7749 pulling it to Selkirk on a windy late Sunday in early April. For my first time seeing a Genset like 1509, it looks quite odd looking but unique.

CSX 50 pulling Q163 out of the heavy fog early on Saturday at Amsterdam Station passing the Auto 177 signals on the detector.

S380 with UP 8398 dropped off its train and here's a shot of it passing the maintenance shed on its way to the waiting yard.

Seeing EMD's is always a great sight and this was no different. UP 8398 and UP 3796 pull S380 towards Selkirk with it's headlights turned off passing the L279 on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

The first Amtrak of the day approaches Amsterdam Rail Station as railfan Mike Young waves on too the friendly engineer who waved to us and gave us a couple horn blasts.

My second shot of the first Q384 from Sunday as it passes a tied down, engine less train on the siding between CP 184 and CP 188. Another great train to add to that day.

Shooting down from the road bridge I caught this 384 with a nice UP EMD leading. I caught it once more at Fonda.

This was the second 384 that day. It was quite short and had new MTA cars at the end. I heard this train picked them up in Utica.

After watching the re-crew at Fonda I chased this train to French's Hollow and the crew remembered me because the engineer is pointing at me and they said hey to me over the radio which was cool. ... (more)

It's been a long time since i've seen a CP SD40-2 leading or trailing. I used to see them a lot down on the Colonie Main but they are slowly fading away. But it was really nice to see this K418 wi... (more)

Just another great train to add to a day of great trains. Here the K017 thunders through Fonda on it's way west with a CSX EMD SD60 leading.