Showing posts with label Nickel Plate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nickel Plate. Show all posts

Friday, September 18, 2026

Eastbound Freight

 We caught this eastbound freight on Tuesday morning at Hird Avenue.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

New York Central

 New York Central bridge over the Nickel Plate and RTA tracks at West 98th Street last July.

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Nickel Plate Road

 Looking east from MP 192.5, back in May.

Friday, July 24, 2026

Nickel Plate Bridge

 Nickel Plate lift bridge over the Cuyahoga River last month.

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Union Pacific 4014

 UP 4014 westbound at the West 98th Street rapid Station on Monday afternoon.

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Nickel Plate 62

 Interior of NKP coach 62, this car was in the Lackawanna Limited wreck in 1943.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Under the Bridge

On what used to be University Road under the NKP bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Union Pacific 4014

 UP 4014 crossing the Nickel Plate Viaduct over the Cuyahoga River, milepost 184.5 on Monday afternoon, heading towards Buffalo, Scranton and Philadelphia.

Friday, May 22, 2026

Rocky River Station

 The Nickel Plate Rocky River station, 19060 Depot Street, built in 1882 and currently used by Norfolk Southern's Communications Department. Union Pacific 4014 is scheduled to pass by here on June 8th, and stop here for half-an-hour on July 13th, sure to be very crowded.

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Thoreau Place

 New townhouses with a great view of the NKP under construction. Too bad they won't be done in time for UP 4014's passage next month. These would be great railfan homes, only $480,000 quite the bargain.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Eastbound Freight

 An Eastbound Norfolk Southern stacker lead by NS 8030 and NS 3639 passing Hird Avenue on Saturday morning.

Monday, March 2, 2026

Burlington Northern 6888

 Almost caught an eastbound freight a couple weeks ago, but alas that wasn't to be. Don't see trains as often as I did in Scranton, really miss that.

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Nickel Plate Road

 Looking east on the NKP from Hird Avenue on a snowy day last month.

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Nickel Plate Road

 Looking west on the NKP from Thoreau Avenue a couple weeks ago.


Monday, December 15, 2025

Nickel Plate Road

 Looking east on the NKP from Thoreau Avenue last summer.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Nickel Plate Road

 Looking west on the NKP from Thoreau Avenue a couple weeks ago.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Auto Racks

 Auto racks speeding east at the Nickel Plate Fry Avenue crossing last week.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Fry Avenue

 Looking south on Fry Avenue towards the Nickel Plate tracks last Saturday evening as a Norfolk Southern eastbound stacker rolls by.

Friday, September 5, 2025

Nickel Plate 765

 NKP 765 eastbound at Ridge Row, September 7, 2015.

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Eastbound Freight

 Norfolk Southern 3669 and NS 1212 lead an eastbound stacker past the Hird Avenue crossing on Saturday morning.