Train Maniac

Metro North From the Bear Mountain Bridge

In the first image the train is between Manitou and the bridge, with Sugarloaf visible in the distance. In the second photograph, with the train going away, one can see Peekskill in the distance.

Just looked up the locomotive here: it's a Siemens SC-42DM in charge of the train. This is the model that will be replacing the General Electric P32AC-DMs over time. In the spirit of the time-comparison diptychs, I do have a shot of a Metro North train powered by FL9s at the same spot as the second image here.

This long stretch along the east side of the Hudson River makes up a portion of New York Central's Water Level Route, which is another theme of this series of posts.

Train Shed Shenanigans

Dampflokomotive 99 1568-7 (Sächsische IV K) der Preßnitztalbahn bei Abfahrt am Bahnhof Steinbach. (Video 1080p HDR inkl. Audio)

Steam locomotive 99 1568-7 (Saxon IV K) of the Preßnitztalbahn departing from Steinbach station. (1080p HDR video with audio)

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Traverse City Turn (one of three)

I was able to follow Great Lake Central’s TC Turn yesterday; I photographed it at three locales.

This first sequence was made along the former Pere Marquette on the west side of Boardman Lake in Traverse City itself. The crew had just worked Beacon Recycling to the south and are headed back to the depot where they left an empty bulkhead car from Williamsburg.