This case across one of my social media feeds. And it definitely caught my attention.
Let me explain.
If you’re looking for any specific book about a heritage railroad or its existence in some region, you are blessed with choices. And undoubtedly, all these books contain breathtaking photographs and historic artifacts of that railroad’s history and existence.
So when I heard about this book, I definitely wanted more info. The book is called “Capital Region Rails: Volume 1, North and East of Albany, 1960’s – 1990’s,” and is written by railroad historian Tim Stockwell. Okay. Already, just from that title, I’m hooked.
I’m just going to leave this link here, and list the book’s description below.
“Since the railroad era began, New York State’s Capital Region has been an area of convergence — most famously for the New York Central, Delaware & Hudson, and the Boston & Maine. However, from the 1960s through the 1990s, this area underwent a lot of change. Mergers and abandonments left the Capital Region railroad scene scaled back at the end of this era. Author Tim Stockwell — who was a child in the 1980s and 1990s — witnessed a lot of this change, but had not yet picked up a camera. Through the lenses of photographers like Jim Connor, Jeff Plant, Jeremy Plant, John Sesonske, Gordy Smith, and Jack Wright, Tim takes us on a journey through the Capital Region, with special attention paid to lines that no longer exist.”
“Volume 1 starts in Albany, then takes a geographical tour in the following order: the D&H Colonie Main, the D&H Waterford / Green Island Branch, Mechanicville Yard, the B&M / D&H “Joint Mainline,” Saratoga Springs, the D&H Adirondack Branch, the Greenwich & Johnsonville, the B&M “West End,” the B&M Troy Branch, the Penn Central, Conrail, and D&H in Troy, Rensselaer, Amtrak’s Hudson Line, the Fort Orange Paper Company, the Upper Harlem Division, and the B&A.”
Wow. And if it’s including the D&H Waterford / Green Island Branch, then it’s got to contain images of trains going over the old Black Bridge, as well as images of the old D&H machine shop in Green Island that burned to the ground a decade ago. This is sweet.
The book is published by Garbely Publishing, who has several railroad history books in its catalog.
Definitely worth checking out. This looks fun.
Chuck The Writer 
This kinda speaks to me.
Long gone family members worked for NY Central and Penn Central in the Selkirk railyards, and my starter home sat across from the yards (now home to CONRAIL).
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