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Long Time Coming

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Eric

Here is a shot I’ve been chasing for a number of years, a New York Susquehanna and Western train as it winds through downtown Syracuse, NY. Not being a regular train spotter I relied on dumb luck to grab this … Continue reading →

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False Start

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Eric

Looks like the Barrett Paving crew I spent so much time watching last summer has returned for more storm sewer action. No doubt lured out by the warm weather of last week activity was in full swing on what appears … Continue reading →

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On the Job – Barrett Paving

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Eric

For the past three or four weeks I have been following an ongoing sewer repair project occurring on the fringes of Armory Square. I’m not exactly sure what is going on but based on the piping and concrete forms being … Continue reading →

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On the Job – Mack Dump Trucks

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Eric

This past February there was a large water main break in a part of downtown Syracuse known as Armory Square. For some reason the local media latched on to this story and rode it into the earth with stories of … Continue reading →

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Still Working – International S-Series Dump Truck

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Eric

This past Thursday I was staking out a busy truck watching spot in downtown Syracuse. I was about to call it quits when I heard this International approaching from the opposite side of the avenue. There was no mistake about … Continue reading →

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NYSW Units 3014 and 3016

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Eric

Once again our old friend chain link fence returns to mar an otherwise nice photo. The trains below are EMD SD40T-2’s built in 1978. They belong to the New York Susquahanna & Western railroad and were sitting on the elevated … Continue reading →

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