As some of you know, my YouTube channel reached 100 subscribers, and to celebrate that I dug out an old video from the archives of the 100+ car train Gideon and I made on the Adirondack & Lake Champlain a couple of years ago. I believe this train is 107 cars (not counting locomotives), but […]
Read More (Video) 100+ Car Train on the Adirondack & Lake Champlain Modular Railroad!For those of you who follow the New England railroading scene, this might be old news to you, but CSX has filed its merger application for acquiring Pan Am Railways. A well written article detailing the specifics can be found here, but below I’ve written a few things noteworthy to railfans. Genesee & Wyoming will […]
Read More More Details on the CSX/Pan Am AcquisitionOn Tuesday, February 23rd, I heard that 252 was running a few hours late, and that D11 would be running up to the mill. This sounded interesting, as 252 had to work Bluff, so D11 would have to somehow get around them on the main. We headed out to South Junction Road just in time […]
Read More (Video) TWO MEETS! A Monster 252 and More Action Around BluffWell, after not even thinking about the new track plan for several weeks, I decided to go back and look at it. I had the Plattsburgh yard and station area mostly finalized, so I shifted my focus to the City of Plattsburgh/GP Mill area. My initial idea was to have the mill be on top […]
Read More Back to the Layout Planning BoardWow, I’ve made 500 posts. Seriously, do you read all of them? Let me know in the comments, and it won’t be long before we’re at 1000… -Harrison
Read More Random Recap #67Today I heard that 252 was just getting into Rouses Point at 8:30, and that D11 would be heading up to the mill. I found this interesting, as 252 had to work Bluff, so a bit of shuffling would be required to get them past each other. We headed out to South Junction Road just […]
Read More TWO MEETS, A Monster 252, and More Action at Bluff!On a fine spring morning in 1978, I headed out to Plattsburgh to see what I could catch on the D&H Champlain Division. First up was SC-19, the Whitehall-Rouses Point local freight, with a Geep on point. After clearing the yard, SC-12, the Plattsburgh local, headed out onto the siding, and after picking up a […]
Read More (Video) Railfanning the D&H in 1978: Catching Some Trains On My Layout!Rouses Point, NY. A village of 2,000, Rouses Point is a name many are unfamiliar with, though any railfan interested in the D&H knows quite well. Sitting in the corner of Lake Champlain and the Canadian Border, Rouses Point (RO as the railroads call it) is still an important link in rail transportation, as it […]
Read More D&H History Focus: Revisiting Rouses Point, Border Town and Railroad JunctionWe had a blast last night showing my layout and our railfanning on the GFW Trains livestream, and the good news is, it’s still available! Check it out below: Another great surprise was that Corey from the R’s Trains YouTube channel was on as well! Corey has a really great channel, AND he loves the […]
Read More GFW Trains/North Country Trains Livestream is Still Available!Mark your calendars! North Country Trains (myself and Gideon) are going live from the “NCT Worldwide Studio” tonight at 8 PM eastern time. I’d love to have you aboard! If you have any questions for me, just drop them in the chat (you must have a YouTube account to chat). I’ll be talking about my […]
Read More Don’t Forget! We’re Going Live Tonight at 8 PM on GFW TrainsNote: this video premieres on YouTube at 8 PM tonight. On February 14th, I heard that 252 was running pretty late, so we headed down the the Saranac River to shoot them coming south with a solo CP GE on point. The next day (February 15th), I got done with my work around 12:30, so […]
Read More (Video) INSANE Daytime Action on the D&H North End! CP Trains In a SnowstormI had to climb up a small hill in the middle of winter to get this shot. This was my first time railfanning in the Buffalo area and we were looking for Frontier Yard. -Gideon
Read More Random Recap #66Wow. I meant to write this post when my total follower/subscriber count went above 100, but I so quickly surpassed that milepost that now I’m at 106! From my blog: You are following this blog, along with 48 other amazing people. From my YouTube: 58 subscribers. I’m not counting myself as a follower, as I only follow so […]
Read More A Note to All My Followers and “Subscribers”: We Hit 100!Today, I had hardly opened my eyes when I heard the dispatcher telling D11 that 253 was still in Whitehall, and 650 was getting called in Montreal at 10:40 that morning. Although I had to work in the morning, I kept those trains in the back of my mind. At 12:30, we raced trackside in […]
Read More All-CP Action in a Snow Squal: An Afternoon of Chasing Trains on the North EndOn February 11th, I heard that CP 650 would be coming down from Montreal with a BNSF Dash 9 as the rear DPU. Once they got into Rouses Point, we headed to Plattsburgh to shoot them coming south. Although the golden light had faded away, I caught them in the last moments of light on […]
Read More (Video) BNSF Dash 9 In The Last Moments of Light on CP 650!
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