The NYS&W's road train snakes around one of the many curves in Sparta just before sunset.

Silver at Sundown. As the last light of day fades from the sky, New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYSW) SD40-2 no. 3024 thunders past Lake Grinnell, leading the 2023 Operation Toy Train ... (more)

Susquehanna Special at Sparta. The Operation Toy Train special arrived to a large crowd at Sparta Station on December 9, 2023 with New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYSW) SD40-2 no. 3024... (more)

Late At The Lake. Although the light had receded from the scene, the opportunity to catch NYSW SD40-2 3024 leading west of the Sparta, New Jersey yard was not to be missed. As this locomoti... (more)

The Scene In Sparta. A pile of "Toys For Tots" boxes and a sizable crowd greet the arrival of Operation Toy Train in Sparta, Jersey. "Every year since 2009 (except for 2020),... (more)

SU-99 rounds the bend into Sparta Junction as it prepares to stop to do some work before continuing to Binghamton.

NYS&W WSPX heads in the clear on the Limecrest Industrial Track at "LIME" (MP 63) in Sparta, NJ. The westbound excursion will meet train 258 here before proceeding west.

Swinging Through Sparta. A late running New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway SU-100 had just crossed over Route 15 as it passed through Sparta, New Jersey on Monday, March 14, 2022. V... (more)

"Pairs Come in Pairs"

Tell-Tale. On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway SU-100 left Binghamton, New York in the early morning hours, setting up a daylight run over what is norma... (more)

"The Road Local, Thanks to PTC"

SU100 is approaching the Demarest Road crossing at Sparta Junction.

Last Light. New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway SU-99 featured a wide variety of motive power on Monday, June 22, 2020. NYS&W 3016 (SD33ECO, neé SP 8542, SD40T-2, 1/1979) is now in the lea... (more)

NYS&W SU-99 swings off the connection from the original NYS&W Mainline and onto the L&HR at LIME where the SJ-1 waits lite power to open up on the main to drill a nearby customer. While the 3016 i... (more)

Glory in your sacrifice. New York, Susquehanna, & Western Railway SU-100 was a daylight arrival on the south end on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. SD60 3808 leads the consist past the reconstructed Sp... (more)