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One year ago today, we found out that Chip was gone.Tonight, we went back to the tracks and surrounded his place with li...
09/09/2026

One year ago today, we found out that Chip was gone.

Tonight, we went back to the tracks and surrounded his place with light.

We brought his lanterns. We brought food. We brought stories and laughter and the people who loved him. We sat together where he belongs and celebrated our Number One Station Agent the best way we knew how.

And it was beautiful.

Tonight, though, you weren’t left in the dark.

We brought the light to you.

You are Loved and Missed by us all, Chip Ordway.

Forever our Number One Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway Station Agent. ❤️🏮

I had full intentions of coming home today, working on my yard and getting a couple of projects done. Then, on my way ho...
09/08/2026

I had full intentions of coming home today, working on my yard and getting a couple of projects done. Then, on my way home, I got word that the Battenkill had to run today.

I wasn’t going to go. I hemmed and hawed about it at home for way too long, trying to convince myself that I should stay there and get my own work done. But I knew if I didn’t go, I’d regret it.

So I headed for Eagle Bridge, hoping I could catch them before they left.

Apparently I hemmed and hawed a little too long. They were already gone.

So the chase was on.

I finally caught up with them in Cambridge — too late to get the station shot I was hoping for, but just in time to find them and spend the rest of the day chasing.

And what an absolutely perfect day for a Monday it turned out to be. High 70s, no humidity, brilliant blue skies filled with those big white puffy clouds, and mile after mile of barns, fields and countryside making for some pretty epic scenery for a train chase. There were even horses along the way.

And then, just to top it all off, I spotted Buttercup — the one engine that can somehow make this girl smile even on her lowest day. 💛

Tomorrow marks the day we found out that we had lost Chip. I had been hoping the BK would run tomorrow so I could spend the day chasing them in his honor. Man, did he love the Battenkill. I miss that friendship so dearly. I miss having my friend who could convince me to get out of the house, drive me around, and spend the day chasing trains with me.

Today reminded me just how much I miss that… but somehow, for a few hours, it also gave a little piece of it back to me.

I honestly can’t remember the last time I felt that much pure joy. Just chasing a train through the countryside on a beautiful late-summer day, trying to figure out what I wanted to capture at each crossing and enjoying every damn minute of it.

Maybe it wasn’t the day I had planned to honor you, but we all know that railroads make their own schedules.

So today may not be tomorrow, but today I honor you, my friend. I know you would have loved this chase.

I miss our adventures. I miss our friendship. I miss you.

Thanks for the chase, Chip. ❤️🚂

I decided only to post on IG tonight because I liked the music better… FB music selection isn’t great!This little boss j...
09/01/2026

I decided only to post on IG tonight because I liked the music better… FB music selection isn’t great!
This little boss just looked so peaceful on my solar light tonight!

There’s something a little magical about the fair. Somewhere between the animals, the dirt, the noise and the fading lig...
08/27/2026

There’s something a little magical about the fair. Somewhere between the animals, the dirt, the noise and the fading light, the rest of the world just disappeared for a while. The stress, the things I need to do, the things I can’t fix—all of it got quiet.

Maybe that’s why I’m always drawn to the animals. Look into their eyes long enough and there’s something there that feels deeper than words—like you’re catching a tiny glimpse of their soul while somehow giving your own a chance to breathe.

For a few hours, nothing else mattered. And sometimes, I think that kind of magic is exactly what the soul needs.

Although mine is now quite certain it also needs a donkey. 🫏❤️

Some people chase trains. Some people chase Bigfoot. Apparently I can multitask.” 🚂👣😂
08/22/2026

Some people chase trains. Some people chase Bigfoot. Apparently I can multitask.” 🚂👣😂

“The only way out is through.” — Robert Frost
08/19/2026

“The only way out is through.” — Robert Frost

Somewhere between the dirt, the grease, the grime and the endless list of projects, I sometimes forget that before all t...
08/16/2026

Somewhere between the dirt, the grease, the grime and the endless list of projects, I sometimes forget that before all the work, I was simply someone who loved trains.

Then an ALCO comes rolling by, I stop what I’m doing, reach for my camera… and there she is again — the Railfan in me who never really went anywhere. ❤️🚂

Although there is a certain irony in realizing I took this while standing on an EMD.

Still processing that part. 😂

Some days are long enough to leave you with nothing left to give. Then dusk settles in, the fog begins to rise, and the ...
08/15/2026

Some days are long enough to leave you with nothing left to give. Then dusk settles in, the fog begins to rise, and the whole world seems to soften around the edges. I’ve seen this view more times than I can count, and somehow it still stops me in my tracks. I hope I never get so used to beautiful things that they stop taking my breath away.

There is a strange kind of beauty in the things the world has forgotten.Toys that once knew laughter now sit quietly ben...
08/13/2026

There is a strange kind of beauty in the things the world has forgotten.
Toys that once knew laughter now sit quietly beneath the trees, their colors fading, their faces weathered, while the grass grows taller around them.
They were made to bring joy.
Made to be played with.
Made to be loved.
And somehow, even after all of that has disappeared, they are still beautiful.
Maybe even more so now.
There is something haunting about a forgotten toy.
Maybe it’s because they never really stop looking like they’re waiting.
Not necessarily for the child who left them behind…
but for someone to see them again.
Someone to look beyond the dirt, the cracks and all those years spent forgotten.
Someone to choose them.
Someone to remind them what it felt like to be loved.
Someone to bring them back to life.

“What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” — Helen Kel...
08/08/2026

“What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” — Helen Keller

One year ago at this event which the actual 1 year will be tomorrow, I unknowingly had my last conversation with my best friend, Chip…and it wasn’t a day where we were laughing and enjoying each others company…it’s a day I wish I could turn back time and redo!

This afternoon, I made sure my day put me right where I wanted to be—beside his phone booth as the Greenfield Flyer train rolled by during Caboose Day. Seeing the caboose on the flyer, his favorite ride, felt like the perfect way to remember him.

One year later, I still catch myself wishing I could tell him about my day.

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