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For a while two E units hauled the Lakeshore Limited daily through Massachusetts. I probably should have paid more attention and taken more shots of this event. It must have seemed boring at the t... (more)
When I took this shot, the Maine Coast ran this train from Wiscasset, Maine to Bath, Maine. Now the run goes from Brunswick, Maine to Rockland, Maine and is an all day excursion. Next year it wil... (more)
By this time the great recession of the 60's along with the Vietnam War had torn a hole in the auto industry. Yet we were still watching solid auto trains coming into New England. The widening wa... (more)
WBRE local freight headed for Attleboro passes the remains of the original Old Colony Railroad Shops. At the time of the shot it was owned by a steel tank company. it is now just a commuter parkin... (more)
This C&O coal train was a daily run serving a New River Coal mine near Pax. On the right is a mostly unused new River Co. storage facility. On the left a work train serves a crew rebuilding the tr... (more)
Wanting no more than One Alco for my only shot at this location. I was happy to get two Alcos and a a geep still in New Haven colors.
Winter does not stop freight trains in their tracks but signals do. In this case the train sat for almost an hour to clear two commuter trains and a southbound out of Medfield Junction.
The Penn Central version of hustle muscle is getting a crew change in preparation for the next push up the hill to Hillsdale
By the time I got back to Canada in 1976, the Atlantic Limited had lost the mail cotract and was cut back to a handfull of cars and one unit.
Late afternoon sun is striking.
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Reading 2124 had recently returned from Iron Horse Rambles and was undergoing cosmetic restoration.
The last High Iron trip for the season is crossing the highly unique Cutoff Viaduct. After this trip the Berkshire returned to Steamtown , VT.