The American Association of Private Rail Car Owners (AAPRCO) special, operating as Amtrak 854, is crossing the Hudson River at Mechanicville, New York, as a GE contract worker is enroute to pick up a dredging crew that is working near Lock 4 and off to the left of the photo.
The Chattanooga Limited was a special train of privately owned railroad cars that are part of the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners (AAPRCO). The train was in conjunction with the annual convention in 2014.