Eastern Railroad Discussion > CSX - Fort Montgomery and Iona Island, NY

1. A BNSF unit leads a northbound oil train out of the tunnel at Fort Montgomery, NY.
2. A southbound intermodal train approaching the tunnel at Fort Montgomery, NY.
3. Southbound Q648 enters the cut at Fort Montgomery, NY
 

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4. A northbound auto rack train at Iona Island, NY.

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You always take neat pictures. Thanks!
 

Thank you Jim. I try to look for interesting angles and different perspectives when possible.

Where's the LIKE button?   The sounds up at Iona are always impressive. The rumble of engines against the mountains, MetroNorth and Amtrak across the river, frequent boat traffic, lots of birds.

But, the area is enveloped in shadows by the late afternoon.

Nice pics!!

Nice photo at Iona Island.
John

there is real nice late afternoon light for northbounds, just not in the cuts

Thank you for these posts. My railroad career began on Penn Central "West Shore" and continued to the end of Conrail. Many years were spent on this magnificent piece of Railroad. It was a rickety 10 to 30 mph "cow path" in the 70's. It has evolved into a well maintained and heavily used corridor for the CSX. To this day it remains close to my heart. Please post more of the Riverline and the Hudson Narrows. It does not receive the coverage it deserves. Thanks again for your post!

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> there is real nice late afternoon light for
> northbounds, just not in the cuts

Understood. I spent a lot of time on the ledges, northwest of the Iona Island trestle. With the bowl effect, it had light later than much of the Hudson canyon. But, "sunset" was a lot earlier with the Palisades a few hundred feet west, right at 9W.