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Dobbs Ferry was on my bucket list as railroad photos from others here on Flickr always interested me. I was able to spent about 90" there last week and here are a few views from my visit.
Catching a New Haven painted P32 was a nice surprise. I missed capturing a second one as I was pulling out of the Half Moon parking lot.
Dobbs Ferry was on my bucket list as railroad photos from others here on Flickr always interested me. I was able to spent about 90" there last week and here are a few views from my visit.
Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited is hugging the Hudson River shoreline in this shot as it rolls by on #4 track,
The sun has already set as a consist of classic Budd M3As heads south into Dobbs Ferry station. The white industrial building in the background was built in the 1930s and is today known as Hudson River Landing. It was beautifully restored and serves as commercial office/retail space.
MNCW 8099 M3A
Metro-North train 8841 en route to Poughkeepsie, NY, bypasses Dobbs Ferry Station on the afternoon of Saturday, May 3, 2025.
The Hudson River Rail excursion rushes by Dobbs Ferry, New York on Amtrak 244. The trifecta of New York Central cars, Tavern Lounge Car 43, Swift Stream, and the Hickory Creek bring up the train's rear as it heads for New York City.
Metro North's New York Central heritage unit meets an inbound set of M7s along the busy Hudson Line at Dobbs Ferry, NY.
MNCW 211 P32AC-DM "New York Central"
Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris). Photo by Nick Dobbs, Bere Marsh Farm, Shillingstone, Dorset 13-05-2023
As sunset approaches, Albany bound Empire Service train 237 skirts the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry, NY as it leaves the skyline of Manhattan behind.
Situated in the Piedmont region of North Carolina near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Ft. Dobbs State Historic Site provides a window into the tumultuous period of history known as the French and Indian War (1754-1763) or Seven Years War.
English Electric Deltic, D9000 "Royal Scots Grey" passes through Newton-le-Willows Station en-route from Newcastle to Wolverhampton, 24th September 2022
* Brian Dobbs was good enough to send me this shot taken at Newton-le-Willows on Saturday evening, admitting it was his first moving night shot.
Only one minute after train 17 I shot my 18th of 54 I would ultimately photograph in the span of only 4 hr 45 min here at Dobbs Ferry. Taken from the boardwalk around the Half Moon Restaurant where guests are enjoying a cocktails and dinner with a view, we see Metro North train 843, a 4:15 PM out of Grand Central Terminal is on its 1 hr 51 minute scheduled trip to Poughkeepsie. The train consists of seven cars (various models of Bombardier 'Shoreliner' coaches of which MN operates 133 in east of Hudson service) led by GE P32AC-DM 207 (blt. Dec. 1997 and one of 31 on the roster including four owned by CDOT and dressed in New Haven McGinnis style colors).
This is MP 20.5 as measured from Grand Central Terminal on modern day Metro North's Hudson Line, the four track former New York Central water level route which traces its history here back to 1849. In 1913 the NYC installed third rail electrification through here as far as Harmon, 33 miles north, a system that remains to this day.
Today this route is astonishingly busy with over 150 MNCW trains passing this point on weekdays with electric MUs operating as far as Croton-Harmon and diesel powered trains to Poughkeepsie, 73 miles north. In addition another 22 Amtrak trains pass to and from points as far flung as Burlington, VT, Montreal and Toronto in Canada, and Chicago. Lastly rounding out the parade is a nightly CSXT road freight between Selkirk Yard near Albany and Oak Point Yard in the Bronx.
A dozen miles down river can be seen the George Washington Bridge and less than twenty miles away are the high rises of Midtown Manhattan.
And if you're interested in visiting the food and drinks are pricey, but the view is unsurpassed especially after sunset with the magnificent skyline lit up. I enjoyed a couple rounds and a great dinner at the outside bar after wrapping up shooting but that was still a bit in the future as I still had 35 more trains to go when I took this! Anyway, you can check out the menus here: www.halfmoonhudson.com/
Village of Dobbs Ferry
Town of Greenburgh, New York
Friday June 20, 2025
After the disheartening visit to Lampo, mr Dobbs expressed his concerns to his long time friend, Wilson The Second (*).
He is a distant cousin of a famous actor (you might remember him as the sidekick of Tom Hanks in Cast Away) and thinks having two middle names is very highbrow.
Mr Dobbs doesn't really understand it, not even having a first name. He is also not sure that The can be regarded as a name.
Anyhow, Wilson The Second is a former athlete, used to be thrown around in tennis courts all over the world. He is now retired too, and works part time as a Physical Therapist, performing trigger point and deep tissue massages.
He agreed on the innocence of Lampo and his desperate situation (imagine the crushed childhood dreams of becoming a hard working shepherd, who's supposed to run dozens of miles every day), but couldn't really suggest any solution.
Or didn't want to.
Neighborhood relationships are always sensible, and Wilson is constantly afraid of attracting attention, not being really certified as a PT.
__________
(*) that red US OPEN mark is a tattoo he got for what he considered at the time a great achievement.
One of those things one often regrets later.
_____
Mr Dobbs set, story, disclaimer, inspirations and whathaveyou
Maltese Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon melitensis). Photo by Nick Dobbs 10-04-19, Sa Maison, Malta
Since the first Metro-North heritage wrap was unveiled, and the other four following, the regular painted P32s rarely get much attention. These locomotives won’t be around forever as the Siemens Chargers are their replacements. The railroad only plans to keep a handful of the better-conditioned P32AC-DMs. 202 leads train 8741 from Grand Central to Croton-Harmon, NY, and is arriving on track 3 at Dobbs Ferry Station.
The latest New Haven heritage unit leads a Poughkeepsie-bound train through Dobbs Ferry, NY on the Hudson Line. The sun chose to hide for both the New York Central and New Haven heritage units on this day.
MNCW 222 P32AC-DM "New Haven"
A hot June day is coming to a close as a set of Metro North M7A MU cars head through Dobbs Ferry, NY on their way to Croton Harmon.
Maisie Dobbs has started noticing what is go on under the water, when she is not chasing the seagulls and ducks. The result of all this serious attention was a hunk of seaweed.
Water Level Route Successor - It's not hard to imagine if New York Central successor Penn Central had survived to the present day, scenes like this would be common place. In reality, what we see here is Metro North's Penn Central inspired heritage P32AC-DM skirting the Hudson River at Dobbs Ferry, NY with Poughkeepsie bound train 849.
I first met Dobbs...he moved in under the house...fur and bones...he wouldn't even let you see him for a week...cob web's hanging off him...He has moved up in the world. And he's a little chubby now......
mamiya 6MF 75mm f/3.5 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: lenstagger.
Nessie thinks she's the Bees Knees!
An interesting start to a quirky, fun detective series...sometimes you just need to escape...
Things have started to slow down a bit and it was a dozen minutes more before I lensed train number 51 of 54 trains I ultimately photographed in the span of 4 hr 45 min here at Dobbs Ferry rolled into view.
Metro North train 875 a 7:19 PM out of Grand Central Terminal is on its 1 hr 47 minute scheduled trip to Poughkeepsie. The train consists of seven cars (various models of Bombardier 'Shoreliner' coaches of which MN operates 133 in east of Hudson service) led by GE P32AC-DM 230 (blt. Sep. 2001), one of four (out of 31 total on the roster) owned by CDOT and dressed in classic 1950s style New Haven Railroad McGinnis era colors.
This is MP 20.5 as measured from Grand Central Terminal on modern day Metro North's Hudson Line, the four track former New York Central water level route which traces its history here back to 1849. In 1913 the NYC installed third rail electrification through here as far as Harmon, 33 miles north, a system that remains to this day.
Today this route is astonishingly busy with over 150 MNCW trains passing this point on weekdays with electric MUs operating as far as Croton-Harmon and diesel powered trains to Poughkeepsie, 73 miles north. In addition another 22 Amtrak trains pass to and from points as far flung as Burlington, VT, Montreal and Toronto in Canada, and Chicago. Lastly rounding out the parade is a nightly CSXT road freight between Selkirk Yard near Albany and Oak Point Yard in the Bronx.
A dozen miles down river can be seen the George Washington Bridge and less than twenty miles away are the high rises of Midtown Manhattan.
Village of Dobbs Ferry
Town of Greenburgh, New York
Friday June 20, 2025
Smooth Snake 2022 neonate (Coronella austriaca). The Smooth snake is the United Kingdom's rarest native reptile; it is totally harmless to man. In the UK, the Smooth snake is a specialist of heathland, and native populations can be found only in the south of England; in the counties of Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex. Like most snakes, the Smooth snake will eat almost anything that it can catch and swallow, however; they are mostly associated with a reptilian diet. Smooth snakes grow to a length of about 60-70cm (exceptionally up to 80cm), and appear slimmer than our other native snakes. The Smooth snake is so named because it lacks the central keels, or ridges on its scales, unlike our native Adder and Grass snake. This adaptation means that it is not as swift as our other snakes, but is well suited to navigating dense vegetation. Due to this name, the very smooth Slow worm is often misreported as being a Smooth snake. Exceptional individuals have reached an age of almost 30 years in the wild. Although usually considered mute, Smooth snakes can emit a quiet short hiss when stressed, which is usually associated with a strike or sudden jerk of the fore-body. They do not emit prolonged warning hisses like the Adder and Grass snake. The Smooth snake is usually of a matt colouration; usually a dark grey or dull brown, although brick-red specimens are not uncommon. The dark, almost black dorsal markings are not immediately apparent, and are arranged along the back, from neck to tail, as pairs of dots, bars or dashed lines. There is usually a second pair of lines, one of each running along the flanks of the body, although these are frequently even less obvious than the dorsal markings.The top of the head always features a large dark heart-shaped marking, which is sometimes described as a 'butterfly'. There is a characteristic dark line on the side of the head, that runs across the eye. Unlike the venomous Adder, the Smooth snake has round pupils. Copy courtesy of Surrey ARG. Photograph taken by Nick Dobbs under license as part of an official survey 05-04-2023