A once in a lifetime event produced purple skies the farthest south I’ve ever been alive for. Here is the southbound signal lit up for a northbound train at CP 106.

W003 runs south entering the siding at CP 106. To the right is a machine helping to clear land along the ROW for a fiber optic project connecting Canada to NYC.

M218 runs south on an approach passing the old Lehigh Cement silo/conveyor.

B843 passes the Tri lights at CP 106, in the lead is a KCS/CP Duo

I004 slowly moving south at restricted speed.

I004 slowly moves south passing a northbound combo train holding in the cementon yard with an SD70M leading.

A huge surprise to all railfans on the Riverline as Q212 got an SD50-3 add on. One of 4 active on CSX’s roster.

Q158 passes the abandoned Holcim Fields Rail yard where coal trains used to reside. Off to the right is the old coal car shaker my dad used to operate when it was still in business.

Q212 heads south passing the ex conrail signals at QR 106.

The Western Maryland sticker “fireball” unit leads a colorful Q212 on the siding along Route 9W where it will meet both Q003 & Q007 at CP -102 ahead on a frigid morning in the Hudson River Val... (more)

On a beautiful clear morning, CSXT K622 charges the curve past QR-104 out of Selkirk Yard. A little splash of color still clings to the bare trees that survived the recent rains and winds last wee... (more)

A 13,000 foot long Q162 pulls into the Alsen siding rolling past the G type searchlights and a dwarf signal.

On a warm saturday morning before attending a memorial for the late Dick Herbert, I trudged up to my old curve to see what southound was blocked to come through Alsen. A nice surprise in squeak... (more)

My on-going spring time "curse" of bad luck officially came to a dramatic end at around 9:35am this morning as a lucky sucker-hole of sun shined down on "Schermerhorn's Curve" as K636 snaked aro... (more)

Finally a crystal clear morning over the Hudson Valley as a early morning stacker curves south on my favorite curve.