Amtrak in Upstate NY 1999 - Part 6

Clip 1: The second time ever a Dash 8 (P32-8BWH) was sent east is captured on camera at the Syracuse, NY station. The 508 the second unit on the westbound Lake Shore Limited, train 49, behind P40 #813. The train also has the then normal mix of express on the rear, including MHC, Baggage and RoadRailers. Clip 2: NYS&W power sits on an adjacent track with rare Alco C-430 power. We got the engineer to blow the nice old casting P5 horn. Clip 3: P32AC-DM #708 heads east at Jordan, NY on an Empire Service train. Clip 4: F40 #291 leads the westbound Maple Leaf through Jordan, NY at Pump Rd. Crossing. Clip 5: F40 #258 with a nice K5LA heads west with the Maple Leaf at Centerport, NY. Two Heritage Adirondack Coaches are tucked in the consist. The train crosses over from 2 to 1 to get out of the way of a CSX train. See “CSX in Upstate NY 1999 - Part 4“ for more of that train: