Eastern Railroad Discussion > Finger Lakes Fall Color

Date: November 01, 2026 02:58PM
Finger Lakes Fall Color
Author: Mastadon

1-A pair of Finger Lakes GP38-2s led short freight GH-2 from Geneva to Himrod around Lake Geneva on a gorgeous autumn day in upstate New York. 10/27/2026. Taken on private property with permission of the homeowner.
2-Finger Lakes Railway GE B23-7 2305 was powering an eastbound ballast extra through some remaining fall foliage in Seneca Falls shortly after sunrise on 10/28/2026. The old GE was built for the Southern Railway as a high hood 3980 in 1979 and has found its home in upstate New York.
3-Finger Lakes Railway GE U23B 2201 was on the rear of an eastbound ballast extra through some remaining fall foliage east of Auburn at Mutton Hill Road. 10/28/2026. The old GE was built for the Louisville and Nashville in 1974 as L&N 2772. It went on to the Providence and Worcester as P&W 2211 before washing up on the Finger Lakes.

Don Kalkman | Flickr