Amtrak 48 rolls through the countryside, passing one of the many New York Central-era concrete mileposts that dot the Water Level Route.
After taking over 8 hours to travel 15 miles, Q625 is finally on the move to Buffalo with two freshly rebuilt Evansville & Western GP38's in tow.
Q279 heads West with a leased CEFX SD40-2 on the point. The leasers have all but dried up on CSX, replaced by CSX's massive (and still expanding) GEVO fleet. The current rumor is that CSX's fleet ... (more)
CSX shows its unpredictable side, with Q169 boasting this combination over the usual pair of GEVO's/AC6000CW's.
A pair of Warbonnets is getting to be a rarer and rarer catch, especially out East. A C40-8W and C44-9W power this train.
Q165 has all of 5 cars today, and with 8400 HP, this is by far one of the easier trains today.
Amtrak makes its usual appearance, with the class unit for the P32AC-DM's. With only 18 of these units, I'm pretty sure I've managed to shoot them all by now...
After a parade of GEVO's and flared SD70MAC's, this train was nice to shoot! It's amazing how much CSX has changed power-wise in the past year...leasers are getting very hard to find, with foriegn... (more)
Q119 splits the automatics in Bergen, NY.
Q381 with the usual BNSF power head West through Bergen as he passes Q164.
Q293 hammers across a joint as it roars West to Buffalo.
Q293 strolls West with an ex-Conrail SD40-2 leader stripped of its famed marker lights and an increasingly-rarer Helm SD40 trailing. In just a few years, both of these units will probably be done ... (more)
Q633 heads West with quite a lash-up including the famous CSX 4617.
Q633 passes one of the many NYC-era mile markers along the Water Level Route.
An increasingly-rare B36-7 leads W064 back to Frontier Yard in beautiful late afternoon sunlight.