D&H / ALCO RAILFAN Event

Saturday, May 17, 2025 | Corinth, NY

Join us for our first D&HRHS members event on Saturday, May 17th!

The D&HRHS has partnered with the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railway for a special D&H-centric event on Saturday, May 17th! The event features a 10% discount for current members of the D&HRHS or the ALCO Historical & Technical Society. If you’re not a current D&HRHS member, sign up for the D&HRHS today for just $1/month by clicking here.

Spend the entire day on the former D&H Adirondack Branch and enjoy the rumble of a pair of original D&H ALCO RS3 locomotives in full D&H black and yellow paint! D&H RS3s 4103 and 4118 will be the stars of the day, which involves demonstrations, excursions, photo runbys, dinner, and a night photo shoot! All of the day’s events are based out of the railroad’s station at 9 Railroad Place in Corinth, New York.

You can attend the entire day, or mix-and-match any of the events by purchasing them individually. Please click here to book your tickets – and D&HRHS members, remember to check the box for your 10% member discount off all event pricing!

Schedule for the day:

  • 8:00 AM – Morning Coffee (FREE!): Enjoy coffee and shop talk with the SC&H crew as they prep the locomotives for the day’s work.

  • 9:30 AM – Work Train with Side Dump Demonstration ($30): Ride a working maintenance-of-way train powered by an ALCO end-cab switcher. Watch and photograph as a side dump car of fill is dumped along the right-of-way before taking the siding at White Sands. Either ride the work train back to Corinth or hop on the 11AM excursion as it passes White Sands.

  • 11:00 AM – Scenic Train Ride with Photo Runbys ($65): Ride the “Corinthian” along some rare mileage on the D&H Adirondack Branch to Danials Station behind both D&H RS3s! This trip will feature multiple photo runbys and plenty of opportunities for riders to experience the RS3s in action at otherwise inaccessible locations along the remote portions of the branch – including the famous rock cut! A boxed lunch is available on board as an optional $15 add-on (selected at the time of booking), or you may bring your own lunch on the train.

  • 5:30 PM – Dinner Train ($65): Enjoy a pasta dinner aboard the SC&H’s classic 1950s-era passenger fleet as you ride along the D&H Adirondack Branch to Mud Pond! Price includes food.

  • 8:30 PM – Night Photo Shoot ($100): As darkness falls, the SC&H’s all-ALCO roster – and perhaps some other surprise pieces of freight equipment – will be posed for photographs at both Corinth and Hanfields. Photographers must bring their own tripods and cameras, but lighting will be provided!