Amtrak train 281 the "Empire Service" rounds the curve as it crosses over I-490 in downtown Rochester with the skyline in the background. The locomotive, Amtrak 708, is only one of two P... (more)

A back to back set of Phase III dual modes rests in the yard at Rensselaer after making a roundtrip to New York City with the Lake Shore Limited. The dual modes will typically run elephant style w... (more)

Train 234 has P32AC-DM 717 painted in the New York State Empire Service scheme running on time southbound on Track 2 to New York’s Penn Station. Normally during the Metro North rush hour these ... (more)

Track work sees the southbound running on the northbound Track 1. Heading for the Bear Mountain Bridge thru the nature preserve.

P32AC-DM 711 is heading into Cold Spring Station after passing over the bridge that spans Foundry Cove to the left and the Hudson River to the right. No stop at Cold Spring the next stop will be ... (more)

Friday night version of the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago with P32AC-DM's 713 & 710 and 8 cars. Back to back engines on this run viewed from the Breakneck Ridge Bridge.

The morning was riddled with mostly cloud cover. I was lucky in the afternoon the clouds cleared. At Breakneck ridge from the bridge over the Hudson Line P32AC-DM 220 pulling to Poughkeepsie its f... (more)

Empire Service rolls west through Clyde along the Erie Canal.

Back to back at Bronte in the Bronx. The Amtrak Lake Shore Limited (Train 48) took on the traditional appearance of a real long distance train on Thursday, June 25, 2020 as Phase III P32AC-DMs 713... (more)