End of a (Symbol) Era on the D&H

Effective Monday, March 28th, 2022, Familiar train symbols such as 252 and 650 will be no more. Upon hearing the news on Friday morning, I headed down to Ausable Beach to shoot the 3rd-to-last 252. My camera didn’t want to cooperate, but I was still able to capture an image… The full symbol change list is below: […]

(Video) Mike Evans’ D&H Rutland Branch (Rutland Area)

In this short video we take a look at the Rutland area on Mike Evan’s D&H Rutland Branch layout.

Erie-Lackawanna in Plattsburgh?

In this photograph, from Sharepoint and found by Ken May (posted via the Delaware & Hudson Facebook group) we see D&H train #34, the southbound Laurentian, rolling into Plattsburgh from one of my favorite vantage points. Here are a few things I’ve noticed about the picture: The photo was probably taken in April, and the pile […]

Watertown Freight House- Abandoned Building Photography

On my recent visit to Watertown, NY, I stopped by the old Watertown yard location, where the freight house still stands. I tried my hand at capturing the feel of this decrepit in a few images. Looking down the freight house, we see that it’s quite long, with lots of clutter alongside it. I thought […]

Guilford in One Image- East Deerfield, MA

Well… this about sums up how Guilford treated the D&H. 7414 is seen here looking like a storage shed on a flatcar in September 1987. Photo by Skip Estes, used with permission. Originally posted on Pan Am Rail Lines (ST & PAS) on Facebook. -H

Saranac Lake, NY: Things Aren’t Looking Good…

While camping in the Adirondacks, we stopped at Saranac Lake to see what was going on. The freight house was looking the same as always. The station is slowly getting worse and worse. The only track remaining was the old siding. Most of the switch was still in tact, and I was able to throw […]

Delaware & Hudson Freight House- Whitehall, NY

This past weekend I was in Whitehall visiting Jim Lafayette, as well as catching a few trains. This time I had a moment to grab a couple photos of the old D&H freight house. We had no time to spare getting to Jim’s, as 252 took much longer than expected to depart Whitehall. I will […]

D&H 7303

The following is an excerpt from the May 2021 Bulletin: The D&H received twelve GP38-2s from the Lehigh Valley in 1976 as part of the formation of Conrail. Formerly LV No. 314-325, these became D&H No. 7314-7325. Originally all of these units were painted in the famous “Lightning Stripe” scheme, although some were later repainted […]

Visiting Jim Lafayette’s Skeene Valley Railroad, Part 1

Back in July (and again this past weekend), I had the opportunity to visit Jim Lafayette’s HO scale layout, which he calls the Skeene Valley Railroad. As you walk upstairs and turn the corner, the Whitehall-inspired downtown is the first thing you’ll see. Behind the downtown is the yard, inspired by Whitehall. Whitehall is where […]

(Video) New Freight Cars and Old Metal Stuff!

A very kind reader of my blog sent me a package last week… Not to mention I grabbed some things of my own while in the Adirondacks (Shh, don’t tell!). -Harrison

The 2 Cent Bridge and Other Sights in Waterville

After SAPPI-4 and lunch, we headed to the riverfront area of Waterville. This area was by far the nicest place in Waterville. Several signs warned about a local moth infestation. There was a fascinating sculpture that symbolizes the different parts of Waterville, but I can’t recall what each piece stands for. After checking out the […]

The Adirondack Scenic’s North End Dilemma, and Rails to Trails

As many of you may know, the Adirondack Scenic Railroad has been battling the various parties known as the “Rails to Trails” advocates. The location of conflict? Tupper Lake to Lake Placid, NY, easily the most popular (and populated) stretch on the Adirondack Scenic, formerly the NYC Adirondack Branch. The popular Lake Placid-Saranac Lake trains […]

R’s Trains Visits the North Country, Part 2

After visiting the Kent Delord House, we headed north to Rouses Point. Since Wilkes-Barre is a stop on Corey’s upcoming road trip, he thought visiting the northern end of the D&H would be a nice achievement. CPC 191 was red as usual. You can see a 931 tied down on the siding, without any locomotives. […]

R’s Trains visits the North Country, Part 1

This past Saturday, Corey from R’s Trains and his parents made the trip north to Plattsburgh to visit and railfan. We started off our day at the Plattsburgh station, which Corey fell in love with quickly. I took this trainless opportunity to take some stills of the station. The sky was indeed completely covered in […]

(Video) Searching for RR Remains around Chaumont, NY + Chasing Q621 on the Massena Line!

The day after we railfanned Syracuse, we did a couple more train related things that I thought I’d share. -Harrison