Month: May 2018

Railroad News: Amtrak Adirondack Schedule Change

NEW YORK, NY.- Amtrak’s Adirondack has been operating on a new schedule as of May 26, 2018. The change is due to Canadian National Railway heat restrictions during the summer, as well as the rebuilding of New York Penn Station(NYP). The new schedule can be found here.

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The Mohawk Valley Railroad Co.

Yesterday I visited the Mohawk Valley Railroad Co., a hobby shop in Schenectady, NY. Gideon and I have been here before, but this time I took some pictures. Their website can be found here. There was a whole wall of magazines and books, including Model railroader, Trains Mag, Classic Toy Trains Mag, and Railfan & Railroad Mag. There […]

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National Train Day 2018

Well, Today’s National Train day, and I was trackside to catch Amtrak’s NB Adirondack in Port Kent, NY. With a friendly toot of its horn, AMTK P42DC #117 Headed the 5-car train towards Plattsburgh. Contributing Editor Gideon shared a roster shot of 7303, most likely the last one he’ll get.  

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Farewell, 7303

Sad News, D&H fans. 7303 left for Canada Yesterday, and most likely never coming back lettered for D&H. It was great to hear it’s classic EMD horn blowing in the distance, before coming in to view, pulling some hoppers for Mold Rite, or Cars from Bombardier. Now, one of CP’s GP20ECO units will have its […]

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