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A Relatively Empty Shuttle #475 to Crowded Regional #175 back into New York City with the Scenic Entrance over the Hell Gate Bridge

We return to the Windsor Locks Bus stop at 4:20, there is one other passenger waiting to board. At 4:27 our Shuttle Train #475 arrives in push-mode with an ex-Metroliner Cab Car, followed by an Amfleet-I and then the P42. Only the middle non-cab car is open with maybe 12 people on board one other […]

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The Vermonter from St Albans along the Winooski, White and Connecticut Rivers to Windsor Locks

The main reason I wanted to make the loop trip up to Burlington is to ride the Vermonter in full. The friend I am visiting is another railfan and he decides to leave his family and ride back with me. Yesterday we went on a bit of a driving adventure to downtown Burlington so I […]

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The Scenic Adirondack to the namesake and old Ferry Champlain (across its namesake lake) to Burlington

I track the Adirondack using my technology and notice it has arrived in Albany 25 minutes late. I unfortunately have no idea how long the engine change will actually take so I return to Schenectady station at about 11:17. I don’t want to wander away further since I don’t know how long the engine change […]

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An Uneventful, Crowded Maple Leaf Ride Up the Hudson to Schenectady

Greetings from the Apostraphoe Cafe and Lounge in Schenectady, New York where I quickly eat a second breakfast during my hour planned layover to photograph the decrepit AmStation. The day started early, on the A train. I left home at 6:20 and at 6:58 was stepping off the A train at Penn Station. I left […]

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NJT to Linden then Metropark, Amtrak to a Free Stopover at Newark Airport (Upload) to Fully Photograph the AirTrain Monorail!

Today I took a little adventure to finally photograph the Newark Airport Monorail fully, because of a free connection I discovered in Amtrak’s reservation system. Tomorrow I’m taking the Maple Leaf to the Adirondack to the ferry to Burlington to visit some friends who are renting a house near St. Albans (don’t worry I’m taking […]