Tim Stockwell
Make The Gas Train Great Again
Most of you have probably heard me lament many a time how I miss the old schedule of "The Gas Train"--CP's Saratoga, NY to Albany, NY turn freight. The train used to leave Saratoga in the late morning, then return north out of Albany in the mid to late afternoon, providing great light for both the southbound and northbound runs. In recent years, however, "The Gas Train" was replaced with local D45/D48, which leaves Saratoga in the wee hours of the morning, then returns north out of Albany in the early morning hours--not that great for us sun-dependent photographers. Today, however, D45 was unusually late coming out Albany and had to tie down after switching at Momentive in Waterford on the Colonie Subdivision. A D43 recrew got on the train around 3:00 PM, and just like that "The Gas Train" was nearly running on its old schedule again! The sun hadn't quite swung around enough for the classic shot at XO Tower in Mechanicville--plus CP has let the brush get out of hand there--so I jumped ahead of the train and opted for this location at Pierce Road in Clifton Park. The overpass in the background is for I-87, the Northway. If CP would simply put this train back on its old schedule, shots like these would be possible all the time. #MakeTheGasTrainGreatAgain
Make The Gas Train Great Again
Most of you have probably heard me lament many a time how I miss the old schedule of "The Gas Train"--CP's Saratoga, NY to Albany, NY turn freight. The train used to leave Saratoga in the late morning, then return north out of Albany in the mid to late afternoon, providing great light for both the southbound and northbound runs. In recent years, however, "The Gas Train" was replaced with local D45/D48, which leaves Saratoga in the wee hours of the morning, then returns north out of Albany in the early morning hours--not that great for us sun-dependent photographers. Today, however, D45 was unusually late coming out Albany and had to tie down after switching at Momentive in Waterford on the Colonie Subdivision. A D43 recrew got on the train around 3:00 PM, and just like that "The Gas Train" was nearly running on its old schedule again! The sun hadn't quite swung around enough for the classic shot at XO Tower in Mechanicville--plus CP has let the brush get out of hand there--so I jumped ahead of the train and opted for this location at Pierce Road in Clifton Park. The overpass in the background is for I-87, the Northway. If CP would simply put this train back on its old schedule, shots like these would be possible all the time. #MakeTheGasTrainGreatAgain