Well, I was wrong last month in thinking that we may have seen the last of Locomotive 1501, the 71-year-old switch engine working in the Albany railroad yard. It’s still on the job, as I discovered on Thursday. But for how long?
Tags: consent decree, Genesee & Wyoming, locomotives 1501 and 1852, Portland & Western, railroad
A chance to learn about work on the track
Being a rail fan means that when you see interesting equipment on the track, you stop and take a look. This is what I did on a bike ride Thursday night.
Tags: Pandrol jackson, Portland & Western, railroad, tamper and sweeper, Water Avenue track