Coming & Going: Twenty-five Years Apart
Southbound trains arrive at, and depart from, Hudson, New York. The before and after images were made twenty five years apart.
As in some of my previous posts, I've mentioned being on the so-called Water Level Route of the New York Central. I should explain...
The NYC competed with the Pennsylvania Railroad between New York and Chicago: the Pennsy had a more direct route through the Keystone State (via Harrisburg, Horseshoe Curve, and Pittsburgh) but was slower given curvature and grade. Famous trains on the competing lines were the 20th Century Limited (NYC) and the Broadway Limited (of the Pennsy). In the end it was a wash, with both railroad's premier trains making the run in fifteen hours.
Four images by Richard Koenig; taken in the summer of 2001 and May 31st 2026.
