Golden Engine In Golden Light. In the midst of a winter devoid of both snow and sunshine in the area, New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway’s s tri-weekly train SU-99 (Little Ferry, New Jersey-Binghamton, New York) crosses Wanaque River in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey on the evening of Friday, February 10, 2023. NYSW 3012 (SD33ECO, née-SP 8242, SD40T-2, EMD, 4/1980) is one of 2 rebuilt tunnel motors that sport the company's corporate scheme. Also helpful was a timely departure of the train, bringing the nicely lighted scene during one of the shorter light days of the year as the train is about to start climbing the mountain to Sparta.
Coal and steel don't go bad. This album features long, slow, heavy freight trains; drag freights, slop freights, dead freights, etc. Trains with lots of power, and lots of different cargo slogging along behind.
