A different view - from within the nose of Grafton & Upton Railroad F7A #1501 as #1751 cuts away. Taken with permission.

Classic High hood GP9, former Bay Colony 1702.

Grafton and Upton Railroad's F7 leads GP18 #1750 and two tank cars south towards a customer in Upton, through the tight curves and peak fall colors in downtown Grafton.

Grafton & Upton power preparing to move equipment around the North Grafton, MA yard to set up a shot during the 2012 night photo shoot. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG

The Grafton & Upton Railroad hosted a night photo shoot for a group of photographers in North Grafton, MA. Lighting provided by Steve Carlson, Nick Palazini, Fred Jones, Shaun McGinnis and Mike P... (more)

New Arrival. The G&U's newly-acquired F7 sits under the full moon the yard at North Grafton. It will be interesting to see how much use this unit gets on the 15-mile short line.

Probably not quite what the men at the shop at Cleburne, TX had in mind when they rebuilt the unit from a ATSF F-7, but nonetheless proudly owned by the Grafton and Upton, G&U 1500 basks in the wi... (more)

Grafton & Upton #9 resting outside the engine facility at Hopedale, MA || May 1977

Black Is The New Red? Despite perceptions by the non-railfan public that a caboose is red, they came in a lot of colors, although the G&U's rolling office is the first one I have se... (more)

Classic. With a shortline consist that probably would have made Lucious Beebe proud, the G&U heads towards West Upton, bringing Santa Claus to visit with the kids. When they left N... (more)

In the midst of an early 2010 blizzard The Grafton and Upton Railroad falls silent. The GU's primary locomotive sleeps in the yard waiting for a phone call from their long time customer Washington... (more)

Rest In Pieces. This locomotive and I have had an odd relationship. From the time I was old enough to drive by myself, I had been periodically visiting this engine at her former home in Nor... (more)

G&U's GP9 sits quietly in the North Grafton night at the G&U's yard. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM Macro