This spring, Metro-North invited photographers to participate in our inaugural Calendar Photo Contest, celebrating the railroad through the lens of those who know it and ride it. Nearly 500 entries were submitted, capturing Metro-North across the seasons, from vibrant autumn colors to photos of our Heritage Fleet.
Calendars will be available for purchase starting on October 4, at the Grand Central Gift Shop in the Graybar Passage in Grand Central Terminal, for $15.
Cover
Matthew Betzner
P32AC-DM No. 203, wearing the MTA Central heritage scheme, heads north along the Hudson Line near Cold Spring, New York, following the river through one of Metro-North’s scenic corridors.
January 2027
Andrew Grahl
Metro-North Train 1841, led by Penn Central heritage P32AC-DM No. 217, departs the classic Victorian-style Cannondale, Connecticut station, built in 1892, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. This scene showcases the historic Danbury Branch, pairing railroad heritage with one of Connecticut’s most picturesque station buildings.
February
Chris Healy
Metro-North Train 8835 heads northbound on the Hudson Line just before sunset on February 13, 2024, led by New York Central heritage P32AC-DM No. 211. After a significant snowstorm swept through the New York metro area that morning, the evening brought clearing skies, soft winter light, and the last traces of melting snow.
March
Gregory Grice
On the evening of March 30, 2026, Metro-North Railroad Siemens SC-42DM No. 305 leads Wassaic Train 943 past the former Borden’s Condensed Milk Factory in Wassaic, New York, where today’s upper Harlem Line quietly echoes the milk trains that once served the valley’s farming communities.
April
Austin Bierlein
P32AC-DM No. 201 in Conrail heritage livery travels northbound on the Danbury Branch past Umpawaug Pond in Redding, Connecticut.
May
Orion Newall
P32AC-DM No. 222, painted in the classic New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad heritage scheme, passes the Danbury Railway Museum on a beautiful spring evening in 2026.
June
Michael Foley
Sunset settles over Metro-North’s Port Jervis Line as a train crosses the Moodna Viaduct, one of the route’s most iconic and scenic landmarks.
July
Fred Guenther
P32AC-DM locomotive No. 250, painted to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, glides along the Hudson River near Manitou in Phillipstown, N.Y., just north of the Bear Mountain Bridge.
August
Rob Amoia
Penn Central heritage locomotive P32AC-DM No. 217 shoves a southbound Hudson Line train through Scarborough, New York, on a gorgeous summer afternoon in 2025, adding a flash of classic railroad history to the riverfront scenery.
September
Thomas Farmer
Employee Tribute locomotive P32AC-DM No. 214 leads Train 8807 north at Cold Spring, New York, on a crisp autumn morning, as the first colors of fall begin to brighten the Hudson Line.
October
Emily Moser
“Beach Ball” heritage locomotive P32AC-DM No. 208 and Employee Tribute locomotive No. 214 stand together at Metro-North’s Croton Harmon facility alongside the original Metro-Man, ready to welcome visitors on October 5, 2024, for the railroad’s first Open House in sixteen years.
As Metro-North’s photographer, Emily was not a winner of the contest, but several of her images appear within the calendar to supplement the twelve winning images.
November
Alex Morocho
P32AC-DM No. 216, a tribute to veterans and service members, makes its debut appearance in Danbury, Connecticut, standing proudly beside the Danbury Railway Museum’s Uncle Sam statue in a fitting salute to service and railroad heritage.
December
Emily Moser
The M8 Holiday Lights Train waits for customers to board at Hartsdale Station while a northbound express to Southeast glides past on the opposite track, bringing a festive glow to an evening on the Harlem Line.
January 2028
Jonathan Meleshko-Petrakov
New York Central heritage P32AC-DM No. 211 travels north of Manitou in the winter of 2025, right at home along the Hudson Line — a route built by the railroad whose classic paint scheme it proudly commemorates.
