The conductor had to walk ahead and stop traffic for the local on its way out of town. Once on a busy New York Central mainline, South Troy is now served by one daily CSX local, B763. 10 years ago, GE U36Bs and Super-7s frequently lead trains. Today, General Motors / EMD GP40-2s haul salt, wine, and grain into town. A chevy squarebody pickup waits for its its bigger cousin to pass.
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The depot sits at the junction of Delaware & Hudson's Washington County Branch and the Boston & Maine's mainline.
Strobist: An Alien Bee 1600 pointed into the eves, on either side of the depot. One, at low power out of frame left.
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