Like the photo surveys, I have also done a number of rear and front facing video surveys of the Hudson Line. Last year I documented the entire Amtrak section north of CP-75 and south of DV. Previously I had done the MNRR portion between Croton-Harmon and GCT. All that remained was the MNRR section north of Croton and as you can surmise from my photo set, I was indeed able to capture it.
In fact, since the weather was so much better than 2016, I just kept the camera rolling all the way to Albany! This section covers Amtrak Train 281 traveling Poughkeepsie to Rhinecliff. By this point Train 281 was running about 15 minutes late due to a delay at Poughkeepsie because Metro-North did not have a platform available for the train.
Here we have Rhinecliff to Hudson. A recent storm had dumped some snow, but warm day temperatures prevented it from blowing, a phenomena that has ruined survey attempts in the past.
Finally we have the final part between Hudson and Albany-Rensselaer. Note the new CP-138 and the rebuilt Albany terminal interlocking. Our train even platforms on the brand new 4th track!
Well that's it for this week. Next time we'll stay in the Capitol District and check out the work going on around the Schenectady station.
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