NECR's White River Junction based local power rests between shifts on the afternoon of 10/22/2020

One of NECR's original GP38ACs is seen here at White River Junction awaiting its next call to local service. The leaves on the platform are a reminder that colder months are coming. I always found... (more)

NECR Train 610 switching in Franklin.

NECR's Burlington bound Woodchip train is seen approaching the switch where the Burlington branch diverges from the high-iron of the Roxbury sub, at Essex Jct, VT

NECR 500 heads south to Burlington with another loaded train of woodchips.

New England Central's Brattleboro, VT to Palmer, MA local turn, 611-25, is seen rolling northbound over the Connecticut River in East Northfield, MA, with 'heritage' GP38 3850 leading the SD40T-2 ... (more)

New England Central's Brattleboro, VT to Palmer, MA local turn, 611-25, is seen rolling back northbound over the Miller's River in Miller's Falls, MA, with 'heritage' GP38 3850 leading the SD40T-2... (more)

One of the few remaining blue & gold NECR units crosses the Palmer diamond after moving cars into the CSX yard.

A pair of locomotives idle in the NECR Palmer yard shortly before leaving with a southbound freight train. In front is NECR 2151; in the rear is Buffalo & Pittsburgh 3000, featuring a slightly dif... (more)

NECR 500 backs the woodchip train across the Missisoqoui River late in the afternoon.

NECR 3478 leads train 611 to Palmer, MA at East Northfield, MA 1/24/20.

Due to tropical storm Isaias, NECR had postponed train 323 until the next day. When I found out it was a daytime run over the northern Palmer Sub and Roxbury Sub, the chase was on. Here, the train... (more)

Aerial tree trimming along the New England Central is currently underway. The project will take the crews from Vernon VT to Saint Albans VT and is expected to take three months.

A late New England Central 611 is seen here southbound on the Palmer Sub at Belchertown, MA. The crew is heading for Palmer with three SD40s and a large train in tow.

NECR 610 heads south over Horton Cove with a couple blue and golds leading. With Freeport in Norwich no longer taking cars, it was a straight shot to New London along the Thames River after workin... (more)