The New York & Ogdensburg: Lite in and Ballast Out of Norwood Yard

On a Friday in late September we’re in Norwood, NY to catch the New York & Ogdensburg. Now owned by Vermont Rail System, the NY&OG operates on part of the former Rutland Railroad mainline to Ogdensburg, as well as the branch to Norfolk, where the railroad’s offices and shops are. We would catch VTR 801, […]

(Video) Trains Layouts, and FUN at the 2022 Massena Hobby Show! Z Scale Talk, SMT Mainline, and More

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(Video) G51 Runs Along Lake Champlain

(Video) Vintage Trolleys at the Seashore Trolley Museum

NCT To Display at The St. Lawrence Valley Model Train, Toy and Collectible Expo

MASSENA, NY- North Country Trains and associated modular group Adirondack & Lake Champlain will be displaying at the 13th annual show at the Massena Arena this weekend. Tom Jarvis, organizer of the show (and perhaps my favorite vendor!) has been quoted saying that the show floor space is completely full. Between the large operating layouts, […]

(Video) Why a Boston-Montreal Passenger Train Could Fail or Succeed

It’s a bit more work to put my opinions in video format like this, but it makes 100% more money than writing, so…

(Video) Alcos in the Adirondacks, Next Stop, Tupper Lake

Next Stop, Tupper Lake: The Inauguration of the Adirondack Railroad’s Newest Route

TUPPER LAKE, NY- On September 13th, 2022, residents welcomed the inaugural run of the Adirondack Railroad. The train, which departed Thendara station around 11:00 AM, arrived in Tupper Lake shortly after 1:30 PM. RS-18 #1845 led the train north, seen here along Mount Arab Road and arriving in Tupper Lake. Word spreads fast in a […]

(Video) Alcos, Steam, and Trains Galore at the Adirondack Live Steamers Feat. R’s Trains and Mill Brook Railroad

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Powered By the People on the SC&H: Conductors Hal and Corey

I haven’t even looked at all of my photos from my trip to the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railway this past Saturday. However, I found a couple that showcases the phenomenal job the crew does at making this railroad run. Railroad owner and proprietor (of many other ventures) Hal T. Raven assists in a photo […]