An early morning eastbound Amtrak curves towards QC-215 on a crisp morning on the Mohawk Sub. It would be a slow morning for freights on this beautiful clear Saturday.
Amtrak's "Empire Service" train #280 (Niagra Falls NY to New York NY) skirts the eastern shore of the Hudson River as it approaches Peekskill, New York, on December 29, 2011. Power for the train ... (more)
After leaving Minnesota City around 10:45, this train has not been stopped since. One westbound was tucked away at Homer, and two more at Donehower helping compensate for this trains 3 hour wait a... (more)
With their three hour wait finally over, train #280 gets rolling eastward on the River behind 4 Dash-2's. Getting tossed in the Minnesota City siding around sunrise to hold for way freight #581 wo... (more)