I spent last Saturday morning at Voorheesville as part of our local Hudson Berkshire Division (of the NMRA) meeting. It was well attended and three trains went by during the two hours I was there. However, I was mostly interested in how the track connection rehabilitation between the former D&H (now N.S.) and CSX was coming along. I hadn't been here in a year.
The answer is... it is progressing. There was evidence of brush clearing for the right of way though the track will need some serious surfacing and the road crossing is due for a replacement. Further down the line I have seen pictures of welded rail already being laid.
There the track curves towards the CSX track, the business inside the curve (formerly a NYC hay barn) has cleared away some of its junk.
The switch tying the connecting track to CSX is still there, though there is no chance a double-stack train would make it through that S-curve. Likely they will remove the switch and reallign the entire curve to make a smoother transition.
Some partial track, either being prepared for laying down or stripped for parts, was on the ground. I would have inspected it closer but was warned by the sign.
Finally, one shot of an interesting load. They look like aluminum ingots, as if they were steel they probably would have flash-rusted by now. The straps were a bright neon green.
It was a fun morning and I can't wait to come back when the project is finished.
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