Conway Scenic's handsome F7A in pre-1969 Minuteman Herald Maroon & Gold livery sits inside the engine house after pulling the North Pole trips the night before.

Rolling through town, eastbound.

Sometimes it was worth watching the whole train go by.

Eastbound through Fitchburg

Conductor climbs a steep slope as he heads back into the cab - the result of "interesting" track conditions on the B&M of that era.

Ancient warrior. This F7B is one of three still on the B&M's roster. This side lost it's Farr air grill in a wreck in 1960, making it appear like an F3B.

Pushing east up the Berkshires. One geep still has it's original 1950's maroon and gold paint, albeit the maroon has pretty much faded away leaving mostly dulux gold.

B&M's bicentennial unit lead train toward Ayer.

Photographer ken Patton taking photo of B&M local freight E-3 returning from North Adams on a misty mountain day in August. The clean looking switcher would soon get the B&M blue paint job and nev... (more)

A pair of B&M GP40-2's and a pair of D&H C-420's lead a Westbound Guilford freight thru the Canisteo River valley.

Classic, original Boston & Maine semaphore blades and a once-commonplace B&M telephone box wait out the nighttime hours on the banks of the Winnipesaukee River in Tilton, N.H., with the sleepy lit... (more)

Wayne Allen photo.

The Freedom Train having been turned and serviced at East Deerfield heads West then North on the Connecticut River line rails in the mid afternoon. This train passed here earlier in the morning e... (more)

MR-2 Mechanicville, NY to Portland symbol working eastbound on Fitchburg division main. We do not see this view often because the normal shot is from the highway looking across the river. This pi... (more)

Don't let the jointed rail and ancient diesels fool you. Both were in tip-top shape and this train was flying. Considered chasing, but decided I didn't have a chance. A memorable experience for th... (more)