Train Maniac

It's not getting from A to B. It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between...This train is alive with things that should be seen and heard. It's a living, breathing something -- you just have to want to learn its rhythm. --David Baldacci var switchTo5x=true;stLight.options({publisher:''});

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642 Schmittentobel Viadukt por Youth With

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Metro North From the Bear Mountain Bridge

In the first image the train is between Manitou and the bridge, with Sugarloaf visible in the distance. In the second photograph, with the train going away, one can see Peekskill in the distance.

Just looked up the locomotive here: it's a Siemens SC-42DM in charge of the train. This is the model that will be replacing the General Electric P32AC-DMs over time. In the spirit of the time-comparison diptychs, I do have a shot of a Metro North train powered by FL9s at the same spot as the second image here.

This long stretch along the east side of the Hudson River makes up a portion of New York Central's Water Level Route, which is another theme of this series of posts.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken June 1st 2026.

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Painted Red por Peter Leigh Por Flickr: 8F 48624 at Leicester North on 23/7/2011

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41313 por Chris Kemp Por Flickr: North York Moors railway steam gala

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Train Shed Shenanigans

A couple of views taken in the crumbling remains of the Buffalo Central Terminal train shed, Buffalo, New York. Two images by Richard Koenig; taken May 30th 2026.

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Dampflokomotive 99 1568-7 (Sächsische IV K) der Preßnitztalbahn bei Abfahrt am Bahnhof Steinbach. (Video 1080p HDR inkl. Audio)

Steam locomotive 99 1568-7 (Saxon IV K) of the Preßnitztalbahn departing from Steinbach station. (1080p HDR video with audio)

Locomotive à vapeur 99 1568-7 (Sächsische IV K) de la Preßnitztalbahn au moment de son départ de la gare de Steinbach. (Vidéo 1080p HDR avec audio)

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BVG 511 auf der U3 bei Onkel-Toms-Hütte in Zehlendorf, 08.09.2026

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20230331 里見駅-高滝駅間

上り列車もめっちゃいいじゃん！

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Traverse City Turn (one of three)

I was able to follow Great Lake Central’s TC Turn yesterday; I photographed it at three locales.

This first sequence was made along the former Pere Marquette on the west side of Boardman Lake in Traverse City itself. The crew had just worked Beacon Recycling to the south and are headed back to the depot where they left an empty bulkhead car from Williamsburg.

Four images by Richard Koenig; taken August 26th 2022.

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