A westbound Amtrak (Maple leaf?) departs the old Amtrak depot in East Syracuse which is now demolished. I believe the yard area is what was left of De Witt yard.
An FPA-4 and FPB-4 lashup leads a passenger train bound for Ottawa up Vaudreuil Hill. The FPA-4 was an MLW only product powered by the 251 engine. CN was the only purchaser of this model.
A BN EMD SD40-2 leads two ATSF GE units on westbound empty coal gondolas and are about to cross the Union Pacific main line. The embankment behind is for the new BN bridge over the UP which is alm... (more)
At sunrise on a Saturday in June 1992, a hot 991 train hustles past the west switch at Orwood, CA, with the Coast Range visible far in the distance. This the heart of the San Joaquin Delta.