Connecticut Southern's workhorse Hartford, CT-West Springfield, MA freight is the victim of a long-standing challenging track layout in Springfield. In order to access CSX's West Springfield Yard ... (more)

Passing over the Farmington River on the way to West Springfield to interchange with CSX. P&W 2215 and OHCR 8530 and 15 empties.

Looking north from Meadow Rd. and stretching back towards East Barber St. in Windsor is Connecticut Southern train CSO-4 with 39 cars. The short freight is moments away from entering Hartford Yard... (more)

A semi-truck heads south on I-91 in Windsor Locks as Connecticut Southern CSO-4 passes under. The train is led by Providence & Worcester GE B23-7R, which was originally built as a U23B in June of ... (more)

PW 2215 and 3905 lead Connecticut Southern train CSO-4 south out of Springfield MA, passing under what I’m assuming must be an old New Haven Railroad signal bridge. I’ve always seen the bridge... (more)

What looks like a Providence & Worcester through freight is Connecticut Southern CSO-4. On a drab winter's afternoon in Windsor, the pair of orange and brown GE locomotives, consisting of a B23-7R... (more)

P&W B23-7R "Super 7" and B39-8E 3905 lead Connecticut Southern train CSO-4 south over the Farmington River arch bridge in Windsor, CT.

When it comes to photographing trains in Windsor Locks, Route 159 along the canal is a popular area, especially next to the Ahlstrom-Munksjo Nonwovens plant. A spot that's usually overlooked is th... (more)

Out of only a handful of operators, seeing a B23-7R “Super 7” rebuild anywhere in the United States is nearly impossible. The Connecticut Southern Railroad is one of those very few remaining o... (more)

PW 2215 leads CSO-4 into Springfield before shoving into the CSX yard.

It's a crisp fall morning in Windsor, as Connecticut Southern CSO-1 with a B23-7R and a SD40-2 on the point, rumbles across the 1867 built stone arch bridge over the Farmington River. The train is... (more)

NECR 608 with P&W power on a run through ethanol train heads past some abandoned buildings in Norwich. This train ends up in New London, CT for pick up by Providence and Worcester crews to ... (more)

A variety of power leads Connecticut Southern CSO-4, as it parallels the Windsor Locks Canal, in route to interchange with CSX in West Springfield, MA. The morning consist includes Providence & Wo... (more)

Providence & Worcester B23-7R 2215 brings CSO-4 across the Connecticut River Bridge in Enfield.

On a delightful spring afternoon in May, Providence & Worcester GE B23-7R 2215 leads a colorful Connecticut Southern CSO-4 towards Hartford. The train is passing the Windsor Locks Canal and Ahlstr... (more)