Well, here are the two stations that I got photos of Adirondack Trains #68 and #69 a little over a week ago when I rode the unique VIA Equipment using Park Cars. I also have a nice full photo essay and description for the new station: Port Henry–(85 Photos) Schenectady–(44 Photos add)-with the Adirondack, Maple […]
This is the fourt post (Post 1|Post 2|Post 3) about four trips over four days on a POH-YNY-NYP-NWK-PHL points run muli-city ticket I bought to ride VIA Cars on the Adirondack after Thanksgiving 2012 and to also get enough points for S+ status. After PATH took so long yesterday to get me home from Newark, […]
This is the third post (Post 1|Post 2) about four trips over four days on a POH-YNY-NYP-NWK-PHL points run muli-city ticket I bought to ride VIA Cars on the Adirondack after Thanksgiving 2012 and to also get enough points for S+ status. My points run on Wednesday is from NYP-NWK, a trip with fewer train […]
This is the second post (Post 1) about four trips over four days on a POH-YNY-NYP-NWK-PHL points run muli-city ticket I bought to ride VIA Cars on the Adirondack after Thanksgiving 2012 and to also get nearly enough points for S+ status. If I am ever already buying a ticket on the Adirondack to and […]
The southbound finally is visible at 3:08, there is a crowd of about 15 people boarding and for some reason the crew is insisting on scanning all of us on the platform. This gives me time to get a few photos of the Park car in the station, Evangeline Park, the Park car I realize […]
This is the second post (Post 1) in a multi-part series about a going home from Syracuse via Port Henry on the Adirondack to run the VIA equipment borrowed by Amtrak over Thanksgiving to provide an increase in capacity after Superstorm Sandy. I get on the Adirondack and start chatting with one railfan who’s is […]
This is the first post in a multi-part series about a going home from Syracuse via Port Henry on the Adirondack to run the VIA equipment borrowed by Amtrak over Thanksgiving to provide an increase in capacity after Superstorm Sandy. A few weeks ago I decided I would spend an extra day in Syracuse and […]
Today, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving was a completely free day for me. Tomorrow I leave to drive up to Syracuse with my family but I am taking the train back via Port Henry on the Adirondack to ride the VIA Rail Canada equipment that will be operating on it. My more immediate decision was on […]
Today I decided (without an Unlimited Ride MetroCard in my pocket) I would try the trans-Hudson commute, by taking the free Statue Cruises ferry from Liberty State Park to the Liberty Landing Marina, on my way to my internship that I need to arrive at around 10am. I left the house at 7:40 and started […]
The purpose of this quick day trip to Philly is to both see a friend who lives in South Jersey and also get a quafecta of 400 AGR S+ qualifying points by riding the Keystone Service for just $16 total (would have been $13 off-peak: Saturday or Monday through Thursday) on the last day of […]