The Northbound LA&L freight crosses Papermill Road in the last rays of morning sun as a storm front moves in. The sun was blocked by the clouds no more than 30 seconds after the train passed.

The engineer on OL-4 delights the many fans at the Andover Pond by getting his Alcos to put out a little smoke.

My wife Trudy, and our beagle Penny, watch as OL-4 heads West thru Wellsville. The beautiful old Catholic Church stands in the background.

WNYP local ME-100 puts out a plume of "ALCO dust", as it accelerates westbound through Falconer.

A view of a locomotive we rarely get to see. If the locomotive was moving, never want to see. WNYP's pit has M636 #637 atop, awaiting traction motor replacement.

A look inside WNYP's new work shed. 637 will be getting traction motors replaced. Thanks to the WNYP for their hospitality.

It's off to work they go, just as the Livonia Avon & Lakeville has since 1965.

55 ALCOs still are operating in New York state. Here two get a wash. The Livonia Avon & Lakeville fleet are well taken care of-- cosmetically and mechanically.

A new coupler for this fine looking Alco, the third stop on my EMPIRE ALCO TOUR 2010. New York state has the largest number of running ALCOs in the United States. By Summer's end, I hope to chro... (more)

The MA&N's Utica crew returns to the Mohawk Valley after delivering a rare boxcar to Lyons Falls. The covered hoppers behind the locomotive are from Boonville. Service to the northern end of thi... (more)

The Hornell Turn rolls east through a postcard-like scene on the former Erie mainline in western New York.

The Southern Appalachia Railway Museum ran an excursion on the Upper Hudson River Railroad on Monday, May 17, 2010. The train ran from North Creek, NY to Corinth, NY (the UHRR normally only runs ... (more)

DL&W master mechanic Roger is carefully lifting off the front vents on DL&W 1044 so they can be lubed.

This engine has recently been purchased by the Catskill Mountain Railroad and is currently on its way to the railroad from New York City. Seen here in a tandem trailer lot in Newburgh, NY It will ... (more)

Is it a coincidence?