Orange is the theme at the Arcade and Attica Railroad. Congratulations to the crew for bringing #18 back to life, the only steam train ride to be had in NY.
#18 drifts back into the yard where she will spend the night waiting for the last two trips of the long holiday weekend. I bet the home owners in the area are just as happy the ol' girl is back un... (more)
ARA 18 puts on a show as she squeezes out between the buildings of downtown Arcade, which were beuilt some 40 years before the ALCo 'Consolidation' was.
ARA 18 leads the noon excursion train across one of the many farm dirt road crossings on the line. Just as the train was getting close to entering the frame, the farmer aboard his tractor did ente... (more)
She's not glamorous, she's not new, but she is back under steam pulling excursions in upstate New York for the first time in 7 years. Here is a pan shot at 1/25 at a whopping 10mph(if that)... (more)
Return to steam. Arcade & Attica 2-8-0 18 and her bright consist make a nice sight as they pass a small reflecting pond just north of Arcade.
Return to steam. Arcade & Attica 2-8-0 18 rests after her first successful day pulling excursions on the upstate New York tourist line. Taken with permission.
Return to steam. Arcade & Attica 2-8-0 18 sits ready to go at the A&A shops during her first weekend back in steam. Taken with permission.
ARA 18 may be the star of the day after 7 years in the shops, but she is still a small part of the western New York landscape.
ARA 18 pulls her first excursion train since being restored to operation across the Cattaraugus Creek just a few hundred yards north of the Arcade station.
Return to steam. With less fanfare than other steam escapades throughout the country this weekend, Arcade & Attica 2-8-0 18 returned to active service on Memorial Day weekend after a seven... (more)
I stumbled across AA 112 running from Arcade to the large feed mill at North Java with 2 cars for them.
Arcade & Attica RR 44 tonner #112 prepares to depart the station at Curriers, NY with a southbound tourist train on October 6, 2007.
