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Thursday, December 23, 2021

Empire City Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All!!!

Here is the final Holiday Series blog post for 2021.

Follow along today as the New York Central Railroad takes center stage at their home station and on their home rails as the trainmen of the NYCTL take their annual Holiday visit to Empire City Station for a day of railfanning.

The day starts early and stormy and a snow plow extra powered by an ABA set of EMD FTs has been called out to clear the tracks.

Visitors to Empire City took full advantage of the Empire City Subway System.

The NYCTL trainmen pose for their holiday photo as the very familiar photo bombing VW Bug belonging to the Kings Port Railway Society rolls by.

The guys are on the platform and enjoying a talk with the crew of the snowplow extra. 

Train #166 (Poughkeepsie - GCT) rolls into Empire Station.

Train #151 (GCT - Poughkeepsie) makes its station stop.

Train #45, the South Shore Express rolls into Empire City Station with plenty of head end traffic for Chicago, Buffalo, Syracuse and Cleveland.

A Mercury Train leaves Terminal Yard after being turned and serviced.

A pair of E8As bring Train #66 "The Commodore Vanderbilt" into Empire City Station.

Empire City Station is in full Holiday mode as east and west trains load and unload passengers.

A Holiday Steam Special heads towards Empire City Station.
The NYCTL trainmen watch the action as the E8s await new crews 
An Alco PA takes Train #175 (Albany-GCT) with express cars towards Terminal Yard to be serviced and turned.

Train #25 "The Twentieth Century Limited" has been turned and serviced and heads to Empire City Station to pick up it's passengers behind a trio of E8As.

Enjoy the trains!!!!

Thanks for reading and watching!!!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All.


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6 comments:

  1. PCRalphDecember 23, 2021 at 3:16 PM

    A fantastic parade of Lightning Stripes as several beautiful passenger trains arrive at Empire City Station! The Kings Port Railfan Society certainly picked the right time to visit! The steam run and the plow were both nice surprises as was the rare opportunity to see the subway system at work! The video was most enjoyable although I felt the need to put on an extra sweater because of the snow! :) Thanks for another holiday gift from the N.Y.C.T.L.!

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    1. John R.December 24, 2021 at 6:55 AM

      Thank you very much Ralph!!! I think this was the first NYC "snow plow extra" to make it to the big screen!! Grab your sweater and have a Merry Christmas!!!

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  2. Neal M.December 23, 2021 at 4:00 PM

    Merry Christmas to the folks in Empire City, the N.Y.C.T.L. crew and of course Sir 1:1 John and his family! What a great video of some nice looking trains running thru Empire City. I see that the Kings Port Railfan Society could not miss this type of festive action!

    Unlike PC Ralph, I have no chills down here in sunny Florida!

    Merry Christmas!

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    1. John R.December 24, 2021 at 6:56 AM

      Thank you 1:1 Sir Neal!!! Enjoy the warmth and have a Merry Christmas!!!!

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  3. Kar KnockerDecember 24, 2021 at 11:42 PM

    Really like the festive parade of passenger trains! You can bet 'ol Kar Knocker weaseled his way on to a cab ride on one of those steamers. From Brossburg to Empire City, We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy and Prosperous New Year!

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    1. John R.December 25, 2021 at 6:47 AM

      Merry Christmas to and your family Mark!!! Indeed. Ol' Kar Knocker was last seen on that NYC 2-6-0 bringing the train out of EC Station! Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy New Year!!

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