Heading south from West Springfield yard back to Hartford, CSOR 8530 leads Fridays CSO-4 with a fresh repainted nose that really pops in the fresh snow.
Most of what you'll see on Amtrak's Springfield Line is passenger equipment, but if you play your cards right, you can reliably catch Connecticut Southern's Hartford, CT-West Springfield, MA turn ... (more)
There have been some rumors that the former LMX leasing Dash 8 will be repainted into G&W corporate colors soon, so this was as good of a time as any to shoot this job. December 1987 built 8530 is... (more)
The conductor of this light power throws a switch for CSO 4 sitting in the yard.
CSOR 8530 seen here at the north end of Hartford yard. The crew on this train threw a couple of switches for CSO 4 which was heading for West Springfield.
CSOR 8530 waits for a signal to cross the CSX Boston Line at dusk to continue putting a northbound NECR train together.
CSOR 8530 is lit up by the yard lights shortly after sunset.
A southbound freight train slows down on the Meriden siding to let an Amtrak train past.
CSOR 8530 arrives in Hartford with a rather long mixed freight.
Former Connecticut Southern Railroad GE ( a pair) owned and used by CSX in the West Springfield yard.
two sets of "yard dawgs" left on the west end of the yard for a while A set of GE B39-8's and a set of EMD GP40-2's
