Hi, Jim was a fountain of knowledge for our trip having done much research and made earlier visits to the area. He knew that the Finger Lakes RR ran on Sundays eastbound in the morning from Geneva, NY to Solvay, NY, on the west side of Syracuse, and return. Thus Sunday, September 8th found us in Seneca Falls, NY waiting for the eastbound Finger Lakes train.
When it didn't show up after about an hour after its expected arrival I suggested we head in to Geneva to see what was going on. We were only about seven miles away and could stay fairly close to the track.
When we got to Geneva Jim went to the office where he found one individual and he was friendly. He told Jim that the crew had left five minutes before we arrived for Solvay - by van - where the Friday crew had left the power and would return with a train. We headed east for Solvay.
When we arrived in Solvay the crew had started up their locomotives and were just headed for the small yard to the east to pick up their train (above and below).
The crew spent about three quarters of an hour switching (above and below)
before they headed west (above and below).
We followed along getting photos at Milton,
Auburn (above and four below) and
Seneca Falls.
Here's Jim shooting the whistle post with the train blurred in the background - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimkleeman/48799309006/.
We continued on to Waterloo (above and below) and
the outskirts of Geneva before quitting. Thanks for looking.
When it didn't show up after about an hour after its expected arrival I suggested we head in to Geneva to see what was going on. We were only about seven miles away and could stay fairly close to the track.
When we got to Geneva Jim went to the office where he found one individual and he was friendly. He told Jim that the crew had left five minutes before we arrived for Solvay - by van - where the Friday crew had left the power and would return with a train. We headed east for Solvay.
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