Original NS heritage makes the climb out of the Hudson Valley as it approaches the Rt 67 crossing on its way east to Ayer, Ma. NS 8114 is passing an increasingly rare searchlight signal.

Penn Central on home rails. The NS Penn Central heritage rolls an empty oil train WB on the former NYC Water Level Route past an old NYC tombstone milepost at NY 188.

Penn Central on Home Rails. A light engine move rolls NB thru the big rock cut at the Rt. 144 overpass just south of Albany, NY. The move is on its way from Selkirk Yard to the Port of Albany to p... (more)

Back to the 70's at Selkirk. The NS Penn Central heritage unit is parked on home rails at the west end of Selkirk Yard after bringing an oil train into Selkirk for delivery to the Port of Albany. ... (more)

The NS Southern heritage leads CP 934-NS 22K up the old D&H main just south of the Village of Delanson. This train carries intermodal for Mechanicville, NY and Ayer, MA

The NS Southern heritage leads CP 934-NS 22K over State St in downtown Schenectady as it rolls by the Amtrak station. The track on the right is Amtrak's Hudson Line, the ex NYC Water Level. The ol... (more)

The NS Southern heritage leads the Chicago to Ayer, MA intermodal train past the historic Cobleskill Coal facility in the Village of Cobleskill.

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)

The Wabash heritage, NS 1070, trails on the SB NS mixed freight headed from Montreal to Enola, PA. With a light coat of weathering applied and jammed between 2 standard NS units, the Wabash looks ... (more)

The lights of the NS Nickel Plate heritage reflect in an icy field at the blue hour as the NKP plus NS 8088 and BNSF 4992 lead 92 loads of oil and 2 buffer cars over the Mohawk River well after su... (more)

The NS Nickel Plate heritage unit leads the Chicago to Ayer, MA intermodal train as it nears its yarding stop at Mechanicville, NY. Fresh snow from the previous day greets the train at the junctio... (more)

The NS Lackawanna heritage unit rolls SB under an increasingly hard to find set of searchlight signals during a light snow. Erie Lackawanna units wearing this scheme were common place on this line... (more)

Looking like an old D&H PB99 with Erie Lackawanna run through power, the NS Lackawanna heritage unit rolls thru the S curve at the old cement plant. CP 939 is NS 205, carrying stacks out of Mechan... (more)

NS Lackawanna heritage in old DL&W territory. The NS 1074 leads the Ayer, MA to Chicago intermodal and rack train WB on the old D&H as it rolls down the Buffalo Track on its way onto the NS side o... (more)

The NS Lackawanna heritage unit leads the WB Ayer, MA to Chicago rack and stack train down the old D&H at Belden Tunnel. Back in the 1970's it was common to find Erie Lackawanna run through power ... (more)