In a view highlighting the through truss center span over the Hudson River shipping channel, CSX EB Q424 has just left Selkirk Yard for Springfield, MA as it passes WB empty autorack train Q205 wh... (more)

CSX EB Q424 has just left Selkirk Yard for Springfield, MA as it passes WB Q115 with intermodal and mixed freight. The trains are meeting on the 5,255 ft Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge. The bridg... (more)

Getting the light to head out, Q424 heads for the B&A with 2 SD40-2s trailing.

A trio of CSX motive power is working hard to get this mixed freight through the many grades of the Berkshires. Q424 is about to pass through State Line Tunnel, almost to the border with Massachu... (more)

A heavy Q424 chugs eastbound through Canaan at the State line tunnel, the fog rolls in over the hill side in the back round on a wet and gray day.

Old School EMD's Doing Their Job. Ever since Conrail was spit up, trains traversing the Berkshire Sub have been dominated by big GE's and very rarely ever see any EMD's, let alone 4 on on... (more)

Q424 Coasts down the eastern slop of the Washington Hill Grade in Washington, MA.

Q424 glides across the river in Chester, MA on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

A heavy snow falls on New Years Day while Q424, the first train in hours, plows through the Upper Russell Rd grade crossing in the town of Huntington.

CSX 683 leads Q424 through a snow storm on New Years Day. The train is creating a storm of it's own along Route 20 in Huntington.

During a snow storm on New Years Day, Q424 crosses the Westfield River in Chester, MA, descending the grade out of the Berkshires. After falling and smashing my knee against the side of a boulder,... (more)

Nice morning reflection...

A small system bringing a bit of winter weather to the region coats everything with snow. Train Q424 illuminates the freshly fallen snow as it enters the cut at MP 103 on the CSX Berkshire Sub.

Selkirk to W. Springfield train Q424 begins its descent down the east slope of Washington Hill on the CSX Boston Line. R.Parent Photography.

Q424's long struggle up the grueling grade of Washington hill has finally come to an end as it crests the summit and prepares to head down grade.