"HOLD at Block Station 'MILLS'" NYS&W Utica NY Branch

New York, Susquehanna & Western's UT-1 is featured here on April 11, 2023: 1) running on industrial (ex-West Shore) tracks in Utica NY; 2) holding on the Susquehanna's Utica main (ex-DL&W) at block station "MILLS"; 3) toughing its way up Paris Hill's 1.8% grade in Clayville; and 4) in Paris Station, a stone's throw from Paris Hill's summit.

[@NoewerrATall]

Lovely to see 3040 back at work! Great shot at the end there from Paris Station.

[@roberttapken1139]

Hi, I love seeing Utica in these videos. My late wife and I lived there in 1970. I am currently in the Santa Barbara CA area. I do not miss upstate winters.

[@jimd.6152]

Like your video's from Decatur,IL

[@garywygant1521]

Hello from Norwich NY

[@danmarkis3785]

Still watching from the central coast of California(Arroyo Grande) BUT born and raised in Utica, NY

[@ravenburdick8989]

Watching from Charleston, SC. Really enjoyed the video.

[@garyketola2382]

watching from marysville,ca mid 70s today

[@trenamerritt5344]

Watching from Rome NY. So glad you're still filming and posting! Great catch of the work trucks. Give Witold a good back scratch or belly rub, he's such a good boy! Yes, those winds will go right thru you, and chill your bones! I hope you warmed up, and please, stay well!

[@angelogigliotti507]

Great video keep it up from utica

[@SupaFly10579]

I'm in utica. Finally caught this train coming back on Schuyler in afternoon. Was showing my friend, his brother lives right by the lumber yard.

[@railroadingrambler218]

I wondered if I’d see you by chance at Chanatry’s lol

[@SupaFly10579]

@Railroading Rambler I was there few days ago again... :)

[@robertmartin4847]

Thanks from Kingston, Ontario

[@cmdrflake]

Greetings from Tonawanda NY! Spring is here for now…🤞🏻

[@tomchesley2604]

Watching from Vermont. From Western NY. Made many a trip down 90 through Utica.

[@davidhill7914]

Watching from Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Love your videos.

[@fosterchild420420]

Enjoyed the video. Watching from Central Virginia.

[@tombarnes7196]

Glad to see many railroad based businesses still shing the rails with their cars. Watching from Belton MO.

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

Very interesting video, the train traffic and these two-way vehicles 🎥👍👍👍😍

[@rickledges4412]

Watching from Dover, NH. Good to see V-troll.

[@wrjidema]

Great video (Leiden, the Netherlands)

[@docphillips5153]

Love the area up there. Great video, again. Watching from Beacon NY on the old NYC Hudson Div. and interchange point of the old NYNH&H railroad.

[@marryannlamb9853]

Great video have a blessed night

[@malcolmkemp2222]

utica guy here love the videos...

[@williammiller2750]

Great video from Okeechobee Florida.

[@haliao9263]

Awesome video, especially the train rumbling through the beautiful valley near Paris Hill. Greetings to you and Witold from Poughkeepsie NY (within earshot of the West Shore RR on the Hudson River).

[@ricksmith4874]

I enjoy watching your videos. I live in Clinton NY.

[@chrisfrewin5430]

Great video as always. Thank you. Watching from Southampton, Southern England, UK

[@annettelaurence5716]

Sounds very windy! Thank you for making and sharing this we're in Staffordshire in the middle of England🙂

[@gregmoyer8959]

Watching from Mooresville N.C. thank you 😊

[@guildpilotone]

Sarasota, FL

[@steveinsc9199]

Good video as always, I'm am watching from outside Lexington , South Carolina

[@trainwild]

awesome video of the trains and vehicles. enjoyed watching!

[@jimdep6542]

Thanks again for doing this . Much appreciated !

[@trapdriver7006]

Excellent interesting video,watching from UK

[@danielgannon9502]

Nice job as always, from Rhode Island. Not sure how I missed this one, but enjoyed it very much. Thanks!

[@jerrysimon793]

Great video I live just on the other side of mechanicsville rail yard were I got a front seat of cp rail and the old b&m mainlines

[@shaynelammas9413]

Watching from the UK

[@robertkrecidlo3891]

Watching from Utica NY. Love Watching your videos

[@bjftype8288]

Hello again, from south wales valleys, UK

[@APizzaDriver]

Thanks for starting on French Rd lately! 😉

[@paulbergen9114]

Where was all the extra Horn noise coming from at the Crossing? I'm sensing one has to make an appointment to see Bitold in true action form as he seems to be pondering another hibernation. Love that angle along Railroad Street plus the panoramic view at French's station looking down on the train. That dog on the porch has nothing to worry about and was that one of the riders on the tractor a few months ago as it looks familiar. Sitting by the back door in Greater Milwaukee 10P 62F

[@railroadingrambler218]

The noise was coming from the first boxcar. I edited about 20 seconds out of the train's approach to the crossing but the noise (whatever it was) was consistent. I almost wonder whether the conductor riding on the boxcar had an airhorn, lol. No, the dog in Clayville was not one of the dogs riding on the tractor in the previous video; this fellow was much bigger.

[@DarkTerritory71]

Always enjoy this content! Watching from Cardiff Alabama.

[@brettany_renee_blatchley]

Lovely to see the hills of Upstate New York again. These scenes reminded me of the last years of the Skaneateles RR, although the trains were smaller, pulled by one of their GE 44 Tonners. I swear, the large hill near the end reminded me of the Jordan Road grade crossing at Old Seneca Turnpike. All that was back in the mid 1970s, but it's so similar in my recollection. Anyway, decades later, I am writing you from my new home near Roanoke Virgina, where we are high enough to "touch the sky." Blessings & Joy from Cave Springs Virginia! 😊💜

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very cool video and catches on tat RR operation. We enjoyed watching and have a wonderful rest of your evening.(Steve)

[@stephenpearce3475]

Just catching up with another of your great videos, in York (Engand) - keep 'em coming!

[@BruceFJRay]

Thanks for the video. Sure brought back memories for me. I grew up 2 city blocks from NYS&W in the north end of Paterson, NJ. Saw quite a few trains cross Lyon St. with a hand operated crossing gate. Alco RS1s,, 3-4 in a row growling up Riverside grade with freights. Also saw the RDCs when new. Even saw them on the Paterson city branch. The track condition looked about the same as I remember it looked in Paterson, NJ, late 40s,early 50s. Thanks again for the video.

[@thepozfromoz5166]

Watching from hampstead maryland... great video!

[@duggy889]

Great to see the consist moving thru rural lands. Love the open farmlands. Great video "RR" and give Witold a ear scratch from Grampy Doug !!

[@grahamfrench329]

Watching from UK.

[@flyonwall360]

As soon as I saw the picture on my feed, I knew exactly where that was taken. At one point in my life, I lived a few houses down from their.

[@francislee953]

Watching from Bainbridge, NY

[@gotchagoing4905]

Watching from Medford Oregon. Used to live in the Dansville Wayland area.

[@andyknott8148]

I shared Witold's excitement at seeing #3040

[@vinnyg.8170]

Its good to see how excited Witold gets on these runs.

[@railroadingrambler218]

LOL!

[@senzanome8294]

Watching from East L A county in California.

[@chuckwood5654]

Cortland NY

[@katt-the-pig]

That first railroad crossing was an unusual one, with a traffic signal for the train as well as cars.

[@peterbenson3776]

Trenton Falls

[@jimdep6542]

I love Trenton Falls ! Great history but unfortunately taken over by power companies over a century ago.

[@gp3829]

Love watching these Trains in the American Towns and Countryside, hauling and switching Freight around local Industries. There is nothing like this in the UK. Our Railways have been systematically destroyed thru being Nationalised. I live right next to the East Coast Mainline, just south of the Scottish border. I see plenty of passenger Trains but the only Freights are Unit Trains, two Intermodels and two Cement Tankers - each day. It never varies.

[@JosBrouwer1]

Seeing the state of the tracks, it is no surprise that there are so many derailments in the US

[@allanegleston4931]

aww. cute puddy dawg

[@andreasstager1642]

Wondering, why are the almost of all tracks in US still lying on wooden sleepers? Here, in Ukraine, we have 100% of mainlines are based on concrete sleepers, as well the majority of service branches.

[@lisabishop6266]

Cause the rail lines are too darn cheap to upgrade a super old rail system!!!!