After sitting for a day without a crew we were treated with a nice daylight run. The southern belle scheme really stands out against the regular UP yellow
Obviously one of the most popular trains on the entire PAR System, the Office Car Special lays over in the now retired auto facility in Ayer, MA; conveniently named the "Old Ford Yard"
This high hood, although you can't hardly tell has an easy trip back to its home in Fitchburg as it leans into the Shirley s-curve with nothing but sailboat fuel in tow
With the first rays of light just starting the creep over the mountains, westbound manifest 35A with an odd pair cruises down the grades of the famous Pittsburgh line
After having the leader die early on in the trip across the hilly B&A, CSX was forced to make a few changes. With the crew running on borrowed time a decision needed to be made quickly. The soluti... (more)