A chase of the Housatonic's NX-13 was quickly coming to an end on May 18, 2018. In what could have been my only chance to follow this job this year, slower speeds through the area had let me get ... (more)

NX12 rolls south along River Rd under a canopy of green as it heads to New Milford, CT.

Housatonic NX12 rumbles underneath "The Cement Bridge," as everyone around the area calls it. Note the car mere feet from the right of way. There is a house on the other side of the trac... (more)

A matched set of Housy's GP35's 3604 and 3602 snake along river road in West Cornwall, CT with a very long NX12 due to backlog from a derailment last week about a half mile north of here

Its the end of the line for this old GE 45 ton switch engine, parked in Falls Village CT with a connecting rod hanging out of one engine, and the cylinder heads off of the other. The vandals have ... (more)

3604 leads NX12 southbound through the historic village of Housatonic

Housy NX12 rolls into Canaan, CT yard limits with Geeps 3604 and 22 in charge. In the day in age of endless Gevo's, intermodals, and unit trains, I am eternally grateful to live somewhere that I c... (more)

The Housatonic railroad crosses the Housatonic river in Housatonic, Mass.

Housatonic NX12 stops to switch out their train in Lenox, Mass, adjacent to the Berkshire Scenic Railroad Museum.

NX-12 runs south along River with three cars for New Milford Yard.

With two of the three road locomotives assigned to Canaan, Connecticut out of service for the time being, Housatonic Railroad Co. 22, an ex-Montreal Maine & Atlantic ex-Bangor & Aroostook nee-Sant... (more)

After a fast paced run from New Milford, the Housatonic Railroad's NX-12 job slows to a near stop to cross Main Street in Kent, CT as it's power crawls past the town's historic depot the day after... (more)

As Housatonic Railroad NX-11's Conductor flags the US Route 44 crossing, the Engineer notches up the throttle and HRRC 22's EMD 567B supplies power for a short cut of empties making their way up t... (more)

After dropping off cars for NX10 in New Milford, NX12 returns seen retuning north along Housatonic Ave with 22 in the lead.

The temperature has dropped below freezing again after a beautiful warm, sunny winter day in Northwest Connecticut, as Housatonic Railroad train NX12 chugs its way up the grade past the dam for th... (more)