Monday, September 22, 2008

Trackside Log for Monday, September 22, 2008

It was the last day of our little trip and we began with breakfast in Albany, New York. I didn't really have anything planned for the day so we just sort of made up the plan as we went along. I figured it would be nice to find a decent location along the CSX tracks and see what traffic showed up. We found a nice quiet location in Fonda, New York and spent a couple hours there.
  • 1105 Fonda, NY - Amtrak westbound - AMTK 179
  • 1114 Fonda, NY - CSX Q621 west - CSXT 7786-HLCX 6337 (photo)
  • 1126 Fonda, NY - CSX westbound - CSXT 7681-CSXT 292 (photo)
  • 1127 Fonda, NY - CSX eastbound - CSXT 8543-BNSF 4587-CEFX 3151-CSXT 5295-CSXT 5461-CSXT 5448 (photo)
  • 1150 Fonda, NY - CSX Q620 east - CSXT 8637-CSXT 8458-CSXT 7893 (photo)
  • 1209 Fonda, NY - Amtrak eastbound - AMTK 717 (photo)
  • 1228 Fonda, NY - CSX Q184 east CSXT 269-CSXT 393-CSXT 8749 (photo)
After a while we decided it was time to move on. I wanted to stop at Utica to see what might be around the station. The Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern had two C-425s parked amidst some clutter that I was able to photograph.
  • 1426 Utica, NY - MWHA power - MWHA 2454-MWHA 2456 (photo)
Nothing else was around so we continued westward. I like to try to stop off at Geneva whenever I'm in the neighbourhood. I photographed a somewhat dismantled Finger Lakes Railway B23-7 out behind the shops.
  • 1754 Geneva, NY - FGLK power - FGLK 2304 (photo)
Then we completed our journey home. Overall it was a nice trip. I got to visit two more states on my list and we saw some great scenery. The trains seen certainly weren't plentiful but they were interesting. Like most trips I later discovered a couple other locations we probably should have visited, but Connecticut and Rhode Island aren't that far away. I can always return.

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