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All three Conrail "Executive E's" lead by #4022, ex Erie Lackawanna #833, head north across Doodletown Bright at Bear Mountain, NY in August of 1997. The ink has been cast and in a few days railways Norfolk Southern and CSX will have a 58/42 stock owning of Conrail respectively and start paving the way to a smooth operational transaction. I believe this would be the last day I witnessed these dark green beauties.
One of Canadian Pacific’s “script” ACu’s is seen leading K634 south across the Doodletown Bridge onto Iona Island as the Bear Mountain Bridge stands tall over the scene.
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CP SD70ACu #7013
BNSF C44-9W #5070
I have only lived in the area for about six months. Conrail trains at the time on the old West Shore, aka, "River Line" could be far and few during the mid eighties. Hours could go by before a train would pass. Luckily, I worked overnight at the time and was not involved in any relationships which allowed me to basically do whatever my heart desired during the daytime hours. Bear Mountain, NY was as peaceful as it could possibly be on weekdays. Except for a few park employees strolling about doing their duties, you pretty much had the entire park to yourself without any bothers. On this day I catch a northbound, probably while napping, crossing Doodletown Bright on the classic West Shore wood trestle and over the private park crossing.
Cat Up Early. On the morning of Tuesday, July 4, 2023, CSX 157-03 passed over Doodletown Bight near Iona Island, New York with CSXT 1973 (Chessie System, ES44AC) leading. This is the the unit's first trip over the River Sub since being repainted into this heritage scheme and being renumbered 1973 to pay homage to the year of Chessie's creation as a holding company to include the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (B&OCT), one of the predecessors to today's CSX. The name Chessie originated as the cat that was the mascot of the C&O , likely developed from a 1933 magazine advertisement that proclaimed one could "Sleep Like a Kitten" with an etching of a cat.
CSX #1973, the Chessie System heritage unit, leads I157 over the Doodletown Bight into Fort Montgomery, New York.
CSX M434 heads north across the Doodletown Bight just north of Iona Island with CSX SD70AH leading the way to Selkirk. The train picture clocked in at 700 axles across the Stony Point defect detector!
CSX Q261-24 crosses the Doodletown Bight Trestle off of Iona Island with a pair of former Seaboard EMDs for power. While most of CSX tends to be GE dominated, the occasional EMD SD40-2 or SD50 leader is a nice change.
CSX B727 rumbles south across the Doodletown Bight with a pair of Macs leading the way. The Bear Mountain Bridge dominates the background as the train heads down the former New York Central West Shore.
It's a frigid February day in the Hudson Valley, as a pair of CSX AC4400CWs wearing the YN2 bright future scheme, lead train Q433 over Doodletown Bight Trestle in Stony Point, NY.
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HLCX SD40-2 #8169, and CSX SD70MAC #752, GP38-2 #2746, and SD40-2 #8815 haul a 147 car Q402 northbound on the River Sub, crossing the Doodletown Bight trestle at Bear Mountain, NY on April 29, 2006. Scan from a Fuji Provia 100F
On the afternoon of Sunday, February 9th, 2025, CSX B118 slowly makes its way over the Doodletown Bight Trestle on the River Line. After holding for two southbounds at Stony Point, the 12,000 foot B118 finally got moving right at sunset. BNSF783 would be the first warbonnet to lead on the CSX River Line in several years, making this event somewhat significant. With BNSF making quite a few lower numbered C44-9Ws into RCL units for their various yards, it’s unsure if these units will eventually meet the same fate.
On the afternoon of Sunday, February 20, 2022, CSX train Q403 with a pair of Kansas City Southern locomotives rolls across Doodletown Bight Trestle in Stony Point, NY.
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Small Town USA back in the Autumn of 1952.This was one of the songs you probably heard on the radio back in 1952.
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On the morning of Independence Day, CSX #1973 leads intermodal train I157 over the Doodletown Bright heading north up the Hudson River. The paint is a callback to one of the predecessor companies of CSX, the Chessie System.
Admittedly, not the greatest shot, but certainly one of the best birds in a great pose.
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Priority Morning Train. CSXT 805 (ES44AC-H) leads CSX Q010 (Intermodal) over the trestle at Doodletown Bight from Bear Mountain to Iona Island, NY on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. With the high angle sun season in full effect, being out early in the summer is important for catching the best light for photography.
CSX X158 heading south across the Doodletown Bight with the Bear Mountain bridge in the background. CSX 4577, still kind of clean, leads the train towards its final destination of Kearny, NJ...12/26/22
CSX C733 crosses the Doodletown Bight in Tomkins Cove, New York, with the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad heritage unit leading.
May 10, 2025
Two C40-8W units roll a northbound CSX freight over the trestle crossing Doodletown Bight from Iona Island to Bear Mountain State Park on 18 October 2002.
B118 goes over the Doodletown Bight Trestle minutes before sunset after holding for two unfortunately timed southbounds at Stony Point, one of the few sidings long enough to fit the over 12,000 foot combined empty tank train. The first warbonnet-painted leader in seven years for this area was worth the wait in the cold.
On limited time, B705 crosses the Doodletown Bight in Tomkins Cove, New York to reach Teaneck, New Jersey for a crew change.
November 10, 2024
The Bear Mountain Bridge sets the backdrop as a late afternoon intermodal run heads south over the Doodletown Bight trestle.
Csx Q434 is headed north thru Bear Mountain State Park on 08-14-2010 at 5:12pm as it crosses Doodletown Bight trestle on the River Subdivision.The rear of the train is still rolling thru Iona Island with 41 signal close to the last car in view. GP38-2's 2731,2804,C40-8 7575, AC44CW 221.
Hessian Lake is glacial lake situated on a plateau about an elevation of 1000 feet that was created when retreating glaciers craved out the Hudson Valley at the end of the last Ice age , Originally called Sinnipink by the Native Waoraneck tribe and the lake was the site of the principal village of that tribe. Unfortunately during the time the Dutch were settling the area the Waoranecks they were driven out by the Warranawonkongs into eastern Pennsylvania effectively destroying the tribe culturally, The land was then secured by Stephanus Van Cortlandt. In 1775 Forts Montgomery and Fort Clinton nearby to guard and secure the Hudson River. The area became the site of pitched battle during the Revolutionary War On October 6, 1777, before dawn 2,000 English, Hessian and Tory troops quietly left Stony Point. Colonel Beverly Robinson, an American Tory, whose house stood until two years prior on the east side of the Hudson and was known as Arnold's headquarters, acted as guide. They marched along the foot of Dunderberg until Bear Mountain was reached. There the force was divided into two parties.
One division of 500 British regulars and 400 Hessians, under command of Colonel Campbell, took a route back of Bear Mountain and came out on Popolopen Creek about four miles west of Sinnipink. They advanced rapidly down the creek until Slaughter Hole was reached. This whirlpool was then known as Hell Hole, and the superstitious believed that it was bottomless. Here the Americans had three field pieces mounted on a bank overlooking the narrow ravine. When Campbell's detachment entered the defile a shower of grape and cannister shot swept the ranks. In a moment the column was thrown into confusion, and the mountaineers followed up their advantage by hurling rocks into the ranks of the panic-stricken soldiers.
Colonel Campbell now saw that unless he quickly dislodged the patriots his division would be annihilated. He ordered 300 men to scale the bank and capture the cannon. The Americans numbered hardly fifty, but they fought like heroes, and when compelled to retreat they hurled their field pieces into the bottomless hole and made their escape to the fort. Nearly 200 redcoats found a grave at Slaughter Hole.
While this fighting was going on at the north end of Sinnipink, General Vaughn and Sir Henry Clinton, with 1,200 troops, took the old road through Doodletown and up to the east shore. Here the pass is very narrow. The lake washes it on one side and the steep bank of the Hudson lies on the other. At this narrow and dangerous spot there was a strong outpost. The Hessians were in the lead and boldly attempted to carry it. They were repulsed again and again with great slaughter. General Vaughn, seeing this, ordered them to the rear, and the redcoats charged the works, which were quickly carried. Two hundred and fifty Hessians fell in trying to take the outpost. Their bodies were thrown into the lake, which according to witnesses, was red with Hessian blood for several days after. Since that time Sinnipink was known as Bloody, or Hessian Lake. In 1908 the state of New York purchased 740 acres of land and was going to build Sing Sing Prison on the site when heavy opposition from local conservationists and as part of the deal not to have the prison located there 10,000 acres of additional land were donated by Mary Harriman wealthy widow of Union Pacific president E H Harriman. The park became known as Bear Mountian-Harriman State Park and in the decades afterwards the state used eminent domain to expand the park to it's current size.
Southbound Conrail intermodal symbol Mail-8S rolls across the Doodletown Bight trestle and onto Iona Island on 14 May 1999 in the carrier's last weeks of operation before CSX. Lead C40-8W No. 8360 has already been renumbered.
M434 crosses the Doodletown Bright on its way to Selkirk with a SD40-3 leader. Upon seeing the power go into the NYSW at CP5 earlier, a friend and I decided to take a "short" trek up the line in search of a spot with more favorable lighting only to find ourselves near Iona Island in no time. All was well until the sun ducked away just as the train got into view. Can't win em all I guess.
Q404 rolls north across the Doodletown Bight trestle with Iona Island and the Hudson River valley providing a backdrop. A second GEVO in DPU mode was located further back in the train.
CSXT 3139 ES44AH
This light painting pic was taken in an abandoned building in Doodletown, NY. The effects were created using a rectangular, plexiglass blade , attached to a flashlight, and a light flute, which was also attached to a flashlight
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BNSF Empty Crude Oil Train K139 with 7546-4965-4373 crossing Doodletown Bight from Iona Island on Nov 14, 2018.
(ES44DC, C44-9W, C44-9W)
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This was a species on the list of target birds for the NY trip but was the least likely to see, yet alone photograph. Every year there are usually a few males at this location known as Doodletown, and I actually had a pair in this same exact spot two years ago. I was amazed when I came up onto the particular spot and heard one singing not far off the trail. I may have even seen two birds interacting at one point, as apparently there have been two males heard and seen over the last few days in this area. I was thrilled to capture this image of the bird as it hopped up onto this branch in a shaded area, as the mid morning sun was very harsh and made photography useless at the time.
An SD40-2 leads a CSX train across the Doodletown Bight Bridge near Bear Mountain, New York. A GEVO and another SD40-2 follow in tow making for a sandwiched pair. Just east of this bridge (out of angle shot) is the original wooden railroad bridge that served the previous defunct railroads back in the early-mid 1900's. Signs warn hikers and travelers to keep off the bridges.
Empty CSX ethanol train K635 heads north across the Doodletown Bright at Bear Mountain with a pair of NS engines pulling the train
CSX westbound exiting Iona Island and crossing Doodletown Bight on its way north past Bear Mountain, New York, with the Hudson River in the background
This was the fourth year in a row I have visited the Doodletown area hoping to photograph this stunning species. They are quite common throughout the forests and I easily heard over a dozen singing males over the course of two days.