Tim Stockwell
MA&N at Boonville, NY
This past Tuesday was the first of a few days I'm hoping to take off this month to do railroad photography. My original, loose plan was to make the long haul down to Scranton and finally check the DL off my list (with the exception of some switching moves I shot near Steamtown back in 2007). Well, once the little birdies tipped me off that the DL wouldn't be doing much Tuesday, I decided to head to Utica to play tour guide for Joe Hance with the NYS&W's UT-1 job. My and Joe's plans quickly changed, however, when the MA&N made one of their sporadic runs north past Boonville to retrieve stored, empty tank cars (they also grabbed empty tie gons off the Adirondack Railroad at Snow Junction on their way north, which added to their southbound train of empty tank cars). I had only shot the MA&N on this line one other time back in 2011, when Aaron Keller first introduced me to this gem of a railroad. To say I was a little rusty when it came to locations would be an understatement, but one location I had remembered and knew I wanted to get for sure was this spot in Boonville with the "pseudo street running" and buildings. To sweeten the deal, the Alcos notched out at just the right time! Though the Fall foliage left a bit to be desired, I mean......who freaking cares...
MA&N
Boonville, NY
October 12, 2021
MA&N at Boonville, NY
This past Tuesday was the first of a few days I'm hoping to take off this month to do railroad photography. My original, loose plan was to make the long haul down to Scranton and finally check the DL off my list (with the exception of some switching moves I shot near Steamtown back in 2007). Well, once the little birdies tipped me off that the DL wouldn't be doing much Tuesday, I decided to head to Utica to play tour guide for Joe Hance with the NYS&W's UT-1 job. My and Joe's plans quickly changed, however, when the MA&N made one of their sporadic runs north past Boonville to retrieve stored, empty tank cars (they also grabbed empty tie gons off the Adirondack Railroad at Snow Junction on their way north, which added to their southbound train of empty tank cars). I had only shot the MA&N on this line one other time back in 2011, when Aaron Keller first introduced me to this gem of a railroad. To say I was a little rusty when it came to locations would be an understatement, but one location I had remembered and knew I wanted to get for sure was this spot in Boonville with the "pseudo street running" and buildings. To sweeten the deal, the Alcos notched out at just the right time! Though the Fall foliage left a bit to be desired, I mean......who freaking cares...
MA&N
Boonville, NY
October 12, 2021