Eastbound CSX on the "shore"

October 22, 2007 was a very warm day! The baby and I were on Scottsville rd. to run an errand so I figured we'd take a ride by Genesee Jct. to see if anything was going on. As I looked west I could see the nose of a CSX unit just coming back up onto the main. We crossed the river and went up E. River Rd. and stopped in front of the I.B.E.W. building. I got the baby out of her carseat without waking her and we got to the front of the truck just as the train was sounding for Scottsville rd.
It's a good thing this baby LOVES trains! On the first blast she was wide awake looking for the train! She had both hands waving and was shouting "Hi wooo woo, hi wooo woo..." at the top of her lungs! As the train continued east I kept snapping off pics while the baby kept shouting and waving. On the last shot I was able to get the entire train into frame, that's as rare around here as warm days in October...

Another unit for Dansville.

Yesterday in Rochester Yard the crew was switching cars with the MP 15 and a GP-38-2. On the end of their string of cars was this "old school" GP-(7 or 9 not sure) with a low nose and an ox collar intake! She looked pretty solid, to my untrained eye. She'll deffinately need a coat of paint!

The Last of the Many???

With the fate of the Russell Station power generating plant all but sealed the end is most definitely near for trains on the north end of the Charlotte runner.
I paced the power along the driveway of the apartment complex on Lake ave. The 2 EMD's put on quite a show as they dragged the loads around the curve and up the grade under Lake ave.

Two crew members confer for a few moments before the train continues west across Greenleaf rd. and up onto the bridge over the Lake Ontario State Parkway.

The last of the many? part 2

Todays power, a GP-38-2 and a GP-40-2, sound for the grade at Greenleaf Rd. The engines are working hard to drag the 29 loaded cars up the grade towards the plant switch.

Cars of various heritage make up this and most coal drags into Russell, I counted about 5 Conrail hoppers and one FRISCO hopper.

The last of the many? part 3

The first shot in this section shows the tail end clearing the Greenleaf Rd crossing. The train will proceed west until the power is up on the bridge that crosses the Lake Ontario State Parkway. Once the last car clears the switch the train will back down into the plant.
Like magic the rear end appears out of the woods! Under the watchful eye of this grew member the train will back across Ling Rd. then through the gates of Russell Station.
The power sits idle for a moment as switches are lined.
In the last shot we see the power shoving hard against the weight of the loaded cars. In minutes the motorists will be underway, unaware of the future of the rails they are about to cross. I hope to catch at least one more train on the runner.

Train #48 has a few surprises!!!

We caught Amtrak train #48 near CP 367 today. Pulling the train was a back-to-back pair of GE Genesis units. Tucked in behind today's power was a unit destined for the NJT. Then, at the rear of the train was a private car. This car makes frequent trips through the area and is easily recognized by the neon "Navy" tail sign.

More cool stuff at Goodman!

Today in the yard were two Metro North commuter cars! The Sojourner Truth and another unnamed coach were tied up on the end of a cut of cars on 4 main. I was unsure as to whether they were coming or going but it was still a nice surprise! I later found out they were returning to the N.Y. area.
The MP-15-T is still in Rochester also. It was busy switching cars with one of the other EMD GP's in the yard.
On the other end of 4 main we saw that there was a former NS GP-15-1 attached to the east end of the cut. Lotsa stuff happenin' in the yard today!