AAPRCO's "Pine Tree Limited", running as Amtrak 854, heads EB as it crosses from CP tracking to Pan Am Southern trackage at the site of the old B&M yard in Mechanicville. 14 of the 26 private cars... (more)

Last of the Lightning Stripes
The last two units on Canadian Pacific's roster to wear classic D&H lightning stripe paint, GP38-2s 7303 and 7304, lug a heavy D45 local north past the cosm... (more)

Original NS heritage has made the crew change from CP to Pan Am at Mechanicville and is heading east for Ayer, Ma. Train is coming off the CP trackage and is about to enter Pan Am Southern's West ... (more)

A nice bonus while chasing the D&H unit, was this southbound CP 608 oil train destined for Kenwood yard, in Albany. Shot in Mechanicville.

NS Heritage Unit "Southern" 8099 visited the area in late April. Here's a shot of it leading the 22k with it's crew just arriving. While the crew was preparing the train, EDMO with MEC 5... (more)

A grandmother and her grandchildren stop to watch as NS ES44AC #8099--the Southern heritage unit--leads ST train 22K out of Mechanicville, NY and past XO Tower. XO Tower was once responsible for ... (more)

On a gloomy Spring day the sun pops out for a minute to show the beauty of the NS Southern heritage unit. The unit is leading train NS 22K-CP 934-PAS 22K, the Chicago to Ayer, MA intermodal via NS... (more)

A Trio of Canadian Pacific GP38-2s hustle through Mechanicville,NY by the beautiful XO Tower, to make way for a tank train headed for the Port of Albany.

A Ferromex, 2 BNSF's and a PAR unit lead 110 loads of grain EB for Ayer, MA. In this shot, the train is in the process of leaving the joint CP-PAS main and entering the PAS Freight Main.

westbound BM train approaching Mechanicville, NY, yard

power sitting at BM Mechanicville, NY, engine facility

This train is the one that replaced 450. I am unaware of the symbol but it was cool to see the Christmas lights still on the lead engine. CP 9714 was once part of the Holiday train and I am not su... (more)

Information from a friend of mine that works for CP and on 450, after Sunday June 2nd, 2013 CP 450 after many years will be no more. Here is one of the last shots I will get of it. All my life, "O... (more)

After chasing CP 934 (PAS 22K) back to Mechanicville it had to wait for EDRJ (seen) to pass. I decided to chase this train back to R.J.

Because of the horrible weather National Train Day almost didn't happen for me but it wasn't a total wash out so I went for it. Here is CP 609 passing the two last historic railroad buildings left... (more)