The Athol Branch local leaves West Springfield Yard at 8AM sharp.
Connecticut Southern pulls the red RBBB train south for its next showing in Hartford CT.
The soundbound Vermonter coasts across the Connecticut River.
All standard cab EMDs from the 40-2 series! 3rd out is Illinois Central #6016, SD40A-2R...a very rare find for the B&A!
It is very common to find an old GP40-2 helping two new AC units on the B&A...not sure why.
A Septa trainset crosses over and makes its first stop at West Trenton Station. CSX local B770 waits a 1/4 mile back.
Heading east after dropping 14 cars in the yard.
Slowing to drop some cars off at West Springfield Yard at CP 99.
Just off of the mountain passing MP 101 on the right.
CSXT train Q421 drifts through CP 99 as CSOR waits for it to clear.
3.2 second exposure.
The first two cars contained radioactive waste which had to be moved from the front to 5 cars in.
An ex-UP SD40-2 heads up CSO 4 under the old B&A signals.
Q116 makes a quick stop to set off about 20 cars of containers and trailers in the West Springfield Trailer-Van facility. The rest of the train is on Main 2, just left of the locomotives.
CSOR #8554, #8552, #8579 with NECR GP38 #3855. Not pictured were RailAmerica sceme highnose GP38 NECR #3869 and ex-UP SD40-2 leaser CEFX #3715.