Mohawk Morning Splendor
Another from the tops of 2018 file.
One of the truly craziest things to happen in the railfan world in 2018 was Union Pacific’s business train traveling off line all the way to the east coast not once but twice! On the second of those two trips UP 1943 (the specially painted SD70AH originally built in 2016 by EMD as UP 9026) again led the train this time traveling across CSXT from Chicago to visit the then UP owned (but since sold) Railex cold storage facility in Schenectady, NY. Looking west from the Route 169 overpass east of town, the 12 car Armour yellow OCS running as CSXT train P900 is seen here on CSXT’s Mohawk Sub (the ex New York Central water level route) mainline curling beside its namesake river at about MP 215.8.
Dominating the background is the 185 ft spire of the gothic former St. Mary's of Assumption Catholic church that was built in 1878-79 with the spire extended to that height in 1901. The original St. Mary's parish which traces back to 1838 was merged with three younger congregations in 1991 and the church is now known as the Holy Family Church.
Little Falls, New York
Saturday September 22, 2018
Mohawk Morning Splendor
Another from the tops of 2018 file.
One of the truly craziest things to happen in the railfan world in 2018 was Union Pacific’s business train traveling off line all the way to the east coast not once but twice! On the second of those two trips UP 1943 (the specially painted SD70AH originally built in 2016 by EMD as UP 9026) again led the train this time traveling across CSXT from Chicago to visit the then UP owned (but since sold) Railex cold storage facility in Schenectady, NY. Looking west from the Route 169 overpass east of town, the 12 car Armour yellow OCS running as CSXT train P900 is seen here on CSXT’s Mohawk Sub (the ex New York Central water level route) mainline curling beside its namesake river at about MP 215.8.
Dominating the background is the 185 ft spire of the gothic former St. Mary's of Assumption Catholic church that was built in 1878-79 with the spire extended to that height in 1901. The original St. Mary's parish which traces back to 1838 was merged with three younger congregations in 1991 and the church is now known as the Holy Family Church.
Little Falls, New York
Saturday September 22, 2018