CP 608 lead by CP 8742 passes through the CPF 468 on it's way to Kenwood yard in Albany

The 2014 Capital District Toys For Tots train rolls NB (geographic WB) past the Pan Am Southern intermodal facility in Mechanicville. The 9 car train is on its way to Saratoga and points north aft... (more)

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 u... (more)

AAPRCO's "Pine Tree Limited", running as Amtrak 854, heads EB as it crosses from CP tracking to Pan Am Southern trackage at the site of the old B&M yard in Mechanicville. 14 of the 26 private cars... (more)

Last of the Lightning Stripes
The last two units on Canadian Pacific's roster to wear classic D&H lightning stripe paint, GP38-2s 7303 and 7304, lug a heavy D45 local north past the cosm... (more)

Original NS heritage has made the crew change from CP to Pan Am at Mechanicville and is heading east for Ayer, Ma. Train is coming off the CP trackage and is about to enter Pan Am Southern's West ... (more)

A nice bonus while chasing the D&H unit, was this southbound CP 608 oil train destined for Kenwood yard, in Albany. Shot in Mechanicville.

NS Heritage Unit "Southern" 8099 visited the area in late April. Here's a shot of it leading the 22k with it's crew just arriving. While the crew was preparing the train, EDMO with MEC 5... (more)

A grandmother and her grandchildren stop to watch as NS ES44AC #8099--the Southern heritage unit--leads ST train 22K out of Mechanicville, NY and past XO Tower. XO Tower was once responsible for ... (more)

On a gloomy Spring day the sun pops out for a minute to show the beauty of the NS Southern heritage unit. The unit is leading train NS 22K-CP 934-PAS 22K, the Chicago to Ayer, MA intermodal via NS... (more)

A Trio of Canadian Pacific GP38-2s hustle through Mechanicville,NY by the beautiful XO Tower, to make way for a tank train headed for the Port of Albany.

A Ferromex, 2 BNSF's and a PAR unit lead 110 loads of grain EB for Ayer, MA. In this shot, the train is in the process of leaving the joint CP-PAS main and entering the PAS Freight Main.

westbound BM train approaching Mechanicville, NY, yard

power sitting at BM Mechanicville, NY, engine facility

This train is the one that replaced 450. I am unaware of the symbol but it was cool to see the Christmas lights still on the lead engine. CP 9714 was once part of the Holiday train and I am not su... (more)