Two GEs pull a line of covered hoppers south on CSX's River Line, and across the Iona Island trestle, as the light starts to fade on mid fall afternoon.

Some days this hobby seems too easy. Just sit in the shade, put down your sandwich long enough to get some shots, then wipe the mayo off your camera and return to lunch. This meal was happily in... (more)

A Dash 8 leads a line of containers south on CSX's River Line. Here they cross the trestle at the mouth of Popolopen Creek - with the Hudson River just beyond - and roll under the Bear Mountain ... (more)

A nice power move for a winter morning as a CSX SD40 is joined by 5 partners - including a couple HLCX SD40s - leading a mixed freight north on the River Line. Here the train crosses the Popolope... (more)

Here's a lash up we don't see everyday on the River Line - a CSX SD40 with a CN C40 and an E.J.&E. (CN subsidiary) SD38. Here they bring a line of tankers south across Iona Island on a warm early... (more)

Two NS Dash 9s, along with an ES40DC, rush this mix of containers and trailers eastbound through Piscataway on a cold but clear winter morning. Everything on this line seems to rush, come to thin... (more)

CSX's 5122 leads a line of trailers south on the River Line, crossing over the trestle onto the north end of Iona Island.

One of CSX's GEs leads a mixed freight northbound over the Iona Island Trestle as the first half of the summer comes to a close. I was happy to get this shot as the second half of the summer had ... (more)

Clear, mild weather and lots of traffic on the River Line made for a good day of shooting and enjoying the scenery. One example, this GE heading south with a mix of tankers and freight in warm af... (more)

After a rainy, cloudy late summer, October 2011 brought clear skies to the Hudson Valley. That helped as this CSX Dash 8 brought trailers and containers southbound across the Iona Island Trestle.

Early fall along the Hudson River brings on a breezy, cloudy day as CSX's SD50 8665 brings on a southbound mixed freight. The train can be seen stretching beyond the Bear Mountain Bridge in the b... (more)

Only my third or fourth time exploring locations around Fort Montgomery and Iona Island and I wound up here, one of the area's more pleasant spots. The trains are great, too. Case in point, this... (more)

A mild mid-fall day to be strolling on the Bear Mountain Bridge enjoyng what the River Line had to offer. This morning offered CSX's 5500 heading north over the Popolopen Creek Trestle with a lon... (more)

CSX's 8517, along with two Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern SD40s, haul tankers southbound on the River Line. Here they traverse the causeway on the southern end of Iona Island with the Bear Mountain Bri... (more)

UP power leads a southbound freight onto the north end of Iona Island on CSX's River Line. For another view of this train, check out Lester Zmudzinski's shot (# 380890) taken from across the Huds... (more)