NECR train 608 switches out Hillandale in Franklin with only one unit today, as 3845 prepares to head back north to Willimantic.

With a colorful and odd history behind it, this 59-year-old warrior continues to show how strong she truly is moving along cut of random cars around the yard.

New England Central Railroad's southbound train 324-21 is showing off its horsepower to a few nearby horses as it heads through Hartland, Vermont, on January 22, with NECR SD40M-2s 3474 and 3476, ... (more)

Arctic cold air following a weekend New England snow storm caused significant delays for the normally nocturnal New England Central Railroad freight train 324-21 from St. Albans, Vermont to Palmer... (more)

Arctic cold air following a weekend New England snow storm caused significant delays for the normally nocturnal New England Central Railroad freight train 324-21 from St. Albans, Vermont to Palmer... (more)

Always entertaining to watch, the old chop nose SD9 NECR 1750 works the St. Albans, VT yard on a frigid January day.

NECR 3015 is moving cars for the wood chip train at the north end of the yard at St Albans.

NECR 3317 leads 608X north through downtown Stafford Springs. I usually don’t like G&W leaders, but usually unless it’s on an ethanol 6 axles don’t venture south of Palmer.

NECR 608X heads north past Plains road in Tolland with 3317 leading. I usually don’t like G&W painted leaders, but usually unless it’s on an ethanol 6 axles don’t venture south of Palmer. And, tun... (more)

NECR 608X prepares to head north from Willimantic as the sun starts to peak over the horizon. I usually don’t like G&W painted leaders, but usually unless it’s on an ethanol 6 axles don’t venture ... (more)

The last NECR detour train PAR "MFMO", the second of two such moves from the washouts in Vermont caused by tropical storm Irene, approaches Beck Road in the setting sun. As soon as I learned what... (more)

A loaded coke train waits at Draw for a signal into the South Buffalo lead. The brick building in the background was once part of the Buffalo Color Corporation complex. BCC specialized in industri... (more)

A loaded coke train creeps up the Ebeneezer Secondary by Babcock Yard. While the lead unit is lettered for NECR, the corporate paint schemes of all three short lines involved in the movement of th... (more)

608 heads south through Coventry, slowly making their way through the S curve at Coventry Depot.

608 heads south through Stafford with two blue and gold 38’s and a widecab 40 leading. While I would have preferred another 38 as the third motor, the lighting was good and I couldn’t complain.