Well the first railfan trip of 2009 is complete. Spent the day railfanning the Hudson Valley of NY between Bear Mountain and Newburgh, NY. The west shore of the Hudson River features the River Line of CSX. It is one of the main freight arteries into and out of the NYC metro area. The east shore features the double-track mainline of Metro-North, a major commuter line between NYC and Poughkeepsie, NY. CSX and Amtrak also operate on this line.
This first shot of the day is of a northbound commuter run at Manitou, NY. MNRR #211 is a GE P32AC-DM. These are unique units in several ways. They utilize AC traction motors vs. the more usual DC traction motors found on most diesels. They also have 3rd-rail pick-up shoes to allow them to run with the diesel prime mover shut down. They operate this way south of Croton-On-Hudson, NY all the way into Manhattan.
Due to trackwork all northbound trains were being held at Manitou for the southbounds to pass. Once each southbound was past the northbounds would cross over and head north. This was the first train we shot at 11:15am.
This first shot of the day is of a northbound commuter run at Manitou, NY. MNRR #211 is a GE P32AC-DM. These are unique units in several ways. They utilize AC traction motors vs. the more usual DC traction motors found on most diesels. They also have 3rd-rail pick-up shoes to allow them to run with the diesel prime mover shut down. They operate this way south of Croton-On-Hudson, NY all the way into Manhattan.
Due to trackwork all northbound trains were being held at Manitou for the southbounds to pass. Once each southbound was past the northbounds would cross over and head north. This was the first train we shot at 11:15am.
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