ABOVE: Under a midwinter sun GC-2 is at the end of the line north west of Canandaigua and has started the long process of switching out plastics customer Pactiv. JEFFREY FAHERTY LEFT: Beautiful fall colors abound in this scene. A westbound “Sweep Train” approaches the Lyons Road crossing at Martisco on a perfect October 2011 afternoon, with Santa Fe painted ex-Camas Prairie B23-7 2308 leading the 2303. View is from a second floor window of the 144-year-old station, now a museum maintained by Central New York Chapter of NRHS. In the background is the former Mar- tisco Bean Company plant, once a former rail shipper up through the Conrail era. JOHN AND TODD HUMPHREY
Owens Road along the CSX Fulton Subdivision, and from passing on the overhead I-481 South Bridge in Fulton.
Visiting the FGLK
For a railway to operate over 16,000 rail cars a year, it is quite impressive to see the amount of daylight options available within this system. Although the FGLK does not operate through any major cities in upstate New York, there are plenty landmarks to incorpo- rate, including historic train stations, city parks, factories, and feed mills. There are also wonderful views of
Seneca Lake to satisfy the need for scenery. Another plus is the region’s seasonal change; the Finger Lakes re- gion boasts deep white snow routinely during the winter, vibrant light green tones in the month of May, and the fan- tastic fall color season in October. Plen- ty of lodging options can be found in Rochester, Geneva, and Syracuse. A note of caution when visiting the
FGLK: A visit to the yard office in Geneva will get you a release for pho- tography around the shop, but the staff cannot provide any train information. The Finger Lakes Railway is unique
in the Northeast for their fleet of GE lo- comotive dressed in New York Central and Lehigh Valley heritage paint. The growth of business has required the ex- pansion of their fleet and that has the effect of throwing all style of paint jobs in the mix. The railroad cycles one loco- motive through the paint booth each year in an attempt to make their fleet uniform in appearance. In addition to GE’s, a pair of CEFX SD40-2s are used to help handle traffic on the heavier trains to and from Solvay. The Finger Lakes Railway continues
to build on years of success growing freight traffic in central New York. Great scenery and numerous trains should be enough to convince you to get in your car and make the trip up to Lake Country!
Thanks extended to our friends at the Finger Lakes Railway for their assis- tance with some of the details contained within this article.
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