Capital District Waterfront Railroading. The Albany Port Railroad is jointly owned by CSX and CPKC, and serves the waterfront adjacent freight lines that spiral throughout the port, providi... (more)
Arriving on track 4 is Amtrak train 64 with 108 in the lead.
Central Warehouse. Amtrak P32AC-DM locomotives 710 & 715 (GE Genesis, 1992-2001) are seen leading Train 284(9) past the Central Warehouse in Albany, NY as the train approaches th... (more)
Off to work Port Yard.
Just out of the barn to start the workday.
The Ethan Allen Express is under blue flag as the rear locomotive is split away from the train, and a local CSX job with just one tank car passes by. Of all my years visiting this station it was ... (more)
Just a few minutes after 0700 and Port of Albany crew is on the job. One of PoA's veteran switchers is parked in the barn.
Amtraks Rail train prepares to depart Albany yard southbound.
CSX local Y378 is seen returning to Selkirk from the Port of Albany in the middle of a large snowstorm with SD40-2 8840 leading the way.
Albany Port Railroad switcher is seen idling on one of port spurs on a sunny Monday afternoon.
NS Train 22H detouring on the CSX Albany Division
CSX local freight L020 heads east on Amtrak's Hudson Line with salt loads for Troy on a cold but sunny February morning.
Amtrak 708 leads 238 southbound.
Look closely and you'll note the headlight lens and the fireman's window are missing and someone is in the cab. No amount of cloning could make this grizzled old veteran look good but there are s... (more)