Mohawk River Surprise
Here is another frame from a spectacular day and here was the caption that went with it:
Whatever else 2020 was...and it was a lot of things...it was a really good year for railfan photography. Turns out that trains are an essential business and foaming is a good safe solitary socially distanced outside activity so I indulged myself this year. And the railroads didn't disappoint particularly in New England and the northeast where it seemed every other day there was a special move, rare power, classic consists, or just something to keep it interesting and fun.
And in keeping with that trend for the last day of the year the Canadian Pacific served up this southbound 650 unit ethanol train on the old Delaware and Hudson. When I got word Thursday night that this consist was eastbound across Ontario I figured it was worth trying. So after a quiet night at the railroad I struck out from Boston a little early Friday morning and headed for Lake Champlain. I intercepted them at Port Henry for the start of a 115 mile chase south to Kenwood Yard.
Leading the train is CP 6232 a standard cab EMD SD60 blt. Mar. 1989 as SOO Line 6032. And if that wasn't enough she was trailed by two more modern strangers to these parts in Southern Belle livery: KCS de Mexico EMD SD70ACE 4132 blt. Sep. 2012 as an EMDX demonstrator and KCS 4584 a GE AC4400CW blt. Nov. 1999.
After leaving Mechanicville this was my last stop before they arrived at their final terminal and the absolute highlight of the Colonie Sub. This would have been utterly spectacular in sun but is still cool even on this gray day as the wild trio is seen nosing out on to the nearly 1100 ft long lattice Warren truss deck bridge over the Mohawk River just below Cohoes Falls from the town of Waterford into Cohoes. This is about MP 9.5 on CP's Colonie Sub, the one time Delaware and Hudson Saratoga Sub mainline.
Waterford, New York
Thursday December 31, 2020
Mohawk River Surprise
Here is another frame from a spectacular day and here was the caption that went with it:
Whatever else 2020 was...and it was a lot of things...it was a really good year for railfan photography. Turns out that trains are an essential business and foaming is a good safe solitary socially distanced outside activity so I indulged myself this year. And the railroads didn't disappoint particularly in New England and the northeast where it seemed every other day there was a special move, rare power, classic consists, or just something to keep it interesting and fun.
And in keeping with that trend for the last day of the year the Canadian Pacific served up this southbound 650 unit ethanol train on the old Delaware and Hudson. When I got word Thursday night that this consist was eastbound across Ontario I figured it was worth trying. So after a quiet night at the railroad I struck out from Boston a little early Friday morning and headed for Lake Champlain. I intercepted them at Port Henry for the start of a 115 mile chase south to Kenwood Yard.
Leading the train is CP 6232 a standard cab EMD SD60 blt. Mar. 1989 as SOO Line 6032. And if that wasn't enough she was trailed by two more modern strangers to these parts in Southern Belle livery: KCS de Mexico EMD SD70ACE 4132 blt. Sep. 2012 as an EMDX demonstrator and KCS 4584 a GE AC4400CW blt. Nov. 1999.
After leaving Mechanicville this was my last stop before they arrived at their final terminal and the absolute highlight of the Colonie Sub. This would have been utterly spectacular in sun but is still cool even on this gray day as the wild trio is seen nosing out on to the nearly 1100 ft long lattice Warren truss deck bridge over the Mohawk River just below Cohoes Falls from the town of Waterford into Cohoes. This is about MP 9.5 on CP's Colonie Sub, the one time Delaware and Hudson Saratoga Sub mainline.
Waterford, New York
Thursday December 31, 2020