Sitting in the Cold on Saintsville Rd in Kirkville

1 hour along Saintsville Rd in Kirkville, NY. Five trains, including a surprising (because I wasn't paying attention meeting of a a westbound autorack with an eastbound mixed freight.

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West End of East Syracuse CSX Yard

Intermodal coming on the North Runner with a Dash-8 (?) still in Conrail colors, an Amtrak heading west, an ethanol train going no where slow, and a surprise UP powered reefer train heading East on this snowy, blustery day... Not my best quality in part because of no tripod, shaking hands, and shooting out of the car window... Been a real long time since I did this. Next time with a tripod and more coffee...

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Little Big Berlin: Modeling in H0 at its absolute finest...

Amazing modeling on this layout of Berlin. Faller Car system, the latest in animated figures from Viessman and Preiser with to die for scenery. Nothing comes close, not MiWuLa in Hamburg or even MWO in Oberhausen. Check it out.

SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!


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Yes, I know it's real and not a model, but the effect is amazing. See more with tilt-shift here.

Norfolk Southern Coal Drag in Ithaca

Watch Norfolk Southerns northbound coal drag to Miliken Station on Cayuga Lake pass by the Ithaca Farmer's Market and waste treatment plant. No connection between the two. Filmed April 3, 2010.