T.G.'s Photography Blog

UP 1988 leads a manifest train east on the Jefferson City Subdivision at Chouteau Avenue.   Union Pacific (UP) 1988 is one of six heritage locomotives painted to commemorate the railroads that UP acquired over the years to create its present-day railroad. UP 1988 commemorates the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad (MKT), nicknamed The Katy. The Katy heritage locomotive's number, 1988, represents the year The Katy merged with the UP railroad. Another shot of UP 1988 passing under Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis, MO.  Per UP's website, The Katy Railroad served six states and had 3,377 miles of track. The railroad was formed in 1865 and was a major connection between the Midwest and Texas.  UP 1988 sits west of Grand Interlocking at Spring Ave., as a crewmember does a roll by inspection.   According to the Katy Railroad Historical Society, there were four eras of diesel locomotive paint schemes. The two middle era paint schemes used two distinct shades of red, which UP...

Q621, led by CSXT 3408, comes around the curve along Railroad Street.   In June, CSX manifest train Q621-02 came south on CSX's St. Lawrence Subdivision with CSXT 3408 leading. Q621-02 was the second-to-last Q621 to carry the Q prefix. On June 4, 2022, CSX changed the prefix for manifest trains to M.  Photograph taken on June 3, 2004, at Liverpool, New York.

CSXT 461 and CSXT 3274 lead I157-09 east off the Departure Yard Lead at CP285 at DeWitt Yard. I157-09 has just finished working at DeWitt Yard. I157 came off the Departure Yard Lead at CP 285 and headed west on Track 1 of the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision. I157 runs daily from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to North Baltimore, Ohio. It is an intermodal train that also carries autorack  cars, as needed. CSXT 5361 leads M560-07 east under the eastbound signal bridge at CP 286 and off Track 8. After I157 had cleared out of East Syracuse at CP 286, M560 -07 came east off Track 8 at CP 286. M560-07 had arrived at East Syracuse late the previous day and tied down on Track 8 with the locomotives at Wegmans. The location is known as Wegmans because it sits right next to a Wegmans grocery store. Photographs taken on August 10, 2022, at East Syracuse, New York.

CSXT 100 and I001-16 are westbound, passing the intermodal facility at DeWitt Yard. CSXT 100 in the YN2 paint scheme leads priority intermodal train I001-16 west past DeWitt Yard at East Syracuse, New York. I001  is on Track 1 of the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision, just east of CP 285 . In the background is part of DeWitt Yard's inland-port intermodal facility. I001 is a once-a-week train (departs on Tuesdays) from North Bergen, New Jersey, to Bedford Park, Illinois. Photograph taken on August 16, 2022, at East Syracuse, New York.

AMTK 100 leads the Lake Shore Limited by DeWitt Yard.   One of Amtrak's 50th Anniversary locomotives, AMTK 100 "Midnight Blue" led the Lake Shore Limited (train symbol P048) yesterday. The train is eastbound on CSX's Syracuse Terminal Subdivision and is passing by DeWitt Yard in East Syracuse, New York. The train departed the Syracuse station about five minutes prior to passing by DeWitt Yard. Photograph taken on August 16, 2022, at East Syracuse, New York.

CSXT 3185 leads I004-06 east at Auto 282/CP 282 by DeWitt Yard. Priority intermodal train I004-06 is eastbound on Track 2 of the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision (STS). I004 is about to pass the Automatic (Auto) 280 block signal (left) on the eastern edge of DeWitt Yard. Auto 280 sits next to Control Point (CP) 282 . CP282 only controls Track 1 (middle) into DeWitt Yard. Photograph taken on May 7, 2022, at Minoa, New York.

CN 2247 and CN 5779 lead X368-23 east at CP 286 on the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision. Canadian National (CN) 2247 and CN 5779 lead CSX train X368-23 east through Control Point (CP) 286 on CSX's Syracuse Terminal Subdivision. X symbolled trains are unscheduled trains that are an additional section to the normally scheduled counterpart train. X368-23 is an extra section (or extra train) of M368 (Chicago, IL., to Selkirk, NY.).  Photograph taken on June 25, 2022, at East Syracuse, New York.

P048-08 is eastbound at CP285 of the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision. AMTK 115 (GE P42DC) and AMTK 57 (GE P42DC) are the lead locomotives on today's Lake Shore Limited , train symbol P048-08. Above, the Lake Shore Limited is eastbound on Track 1 of CSX's Syracuse Terminal Subdivision. The train is passing the westbound absolute signals of Control Point (CP) 285 , next to DeWitt Yard. Photograph taken on August 8, 2022, at East Syracuse, New York.

A flooded field along the Seneca River reflects the sky above at Savannah, NY. Back in March 2022, I was at Savannah, New York, photographing trains on CSX's Rochester Subdivision . This field, which sits along the western side of the Seneca River , was flooded by the river. The clouds were moving in from the west as another round of storms were coming. Photograph taken on March 19, 2022, at Savannah, New York.

CSXT 5304 leads I001-02 west on the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision at DeWitt Yard. The once-a-week intermodal train I001 came through East Syracuse on Tuesday, morning, led by CSXT 5304 and CSXT 824. I caught the train as it neared CP285 , passing by DeWitt Yard. I001-02 rolled west, passing M627-30, which was parked without a crew on the signaled siding. Next to M627-30 is intermodal train I009-01 on the Departure Yard Lead. Photograph taken on August 2, 2022, at East Syracuse, New York.

CSXT 872, leading M364-06, splits the eastward absolute signals of CP285.  CSXT 872 is leading manifest train M364-06 through CP 285 , which sits on the western edge of DeWitt Yard in East Syracuse, New York. M364-06 is eastbound on Track 2 of the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision. The train runs daily between Avon, Indiana, and Selkirk, New York. Photograph taken on May 7, 2022.