Alcos On The Mountain Side of the New York Central

New York Central was known as the Water Level Route.  From New York City to Buffalo and beyond, the New York Central followed the Hudson River and the shores of the Great Lakes.  This route, slightly longer than rival Pennsylvania Railroad's from New York to Chicago, did not provide the punishing grades over the Alleghenies.
Today's train, however, is bound for the Adirondacks of Northern New York.  The grind of these Alco's will be echoing over the mountain grades, proof that whenever there are railroads, mountains eventually need to be crossed.  Railroading and mountains, it seems, go hand in hand.
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