The Stony Creek 135.8 foot long truss bridge, the tenth of the line, was replaced in 1943 as part of the line's upgrade.
Stony Creek.
Delaware & Hudson Milepost Marker A66.
The crossing of the Sacandaga River bridge, built in 1865. The river is a tributary of the Hudson River and is controlled by its flow from the junction above.
We all detrained for a photo runby here.
Many of us walked down to the highway.
The reverse move.
The photo runby at the Sacandaga River bridge, after which we rolled into Corinth.
This point was as far as our trip went. We ran back to the siding and set up for the engine to run around the train.
The photo runby of the engine running around our train.
The engine returned to the north end of the train.
Our train was now ready to return to North Creek.
On its return journey to North Creek.
The crossing of the Sacandaga River bridge.
The Stony Creek truss bridge.
One can see the railroad ties and through the trees, the bridge of the former Delaware and Hudson branch line to Warrenburg is visible.
The view from the rear of the train.
Our Alco started throwing sparks that set off trackside fires so we stopped to put them out. As we neared North Creek, the locomotive started more and we headed into town after the fire department was called.
Our train returned to North Creek as the sound of fire trucks could be heard rushing to put out the fires that our engine had started. It had been a fantastic trip aboard the train that runs through the hidden gem in the State of New York along the Hudson River.
North Hudson River RS36 5019.
RS1 5 after we returned.
My last view of the switcher before Randy and I departed, driving Peaceful Valley Road south to New York Highway 8, which we took south to New York 30.
A wooden transfer caboose of unknown origin in Wells. We continued south on New York 30 then 30A into Johnstown where we stopped at KFC for me, then returned to New York 30 and into Amsterdam, where Randy went to Russo's Italian Restaurant which was across the street from the former New York Central Water Level Route. I worked on the Danbury story as I hoped for a train would come by. The gates went down and I rushed across the street.
Amtrak Train 64, the Maple Leaf from Toronto, passing through Amsterdam on its way to New York. After Randy finished his dinner, we drove south on New York 30 to US Highway 20, which we took west to New York 80 south into Cooperstown, then onto New York 28 to the Red Carpet Inn for the night.
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