Pan Am Railways POED accelerating out of Lawrence, MA approaching CPF-JK in a lucky sunspot.

With strict social distancing rules in place, trackside is a nice place to go and in theory not be around people. With word out that Pan Am was sending their wreck train from Rigby Yard in Portlan... (more)

The Pan Am Railways Office Car Special is seen deadheading to Waterville, ME from Ayer, MA. The train is passing through downtown Lawrence at CPF (Control Point Freight) Frost. ... (more)

On a winter afternoon, Boston & Maine train MEPO (Mechanicville, NY, to Portland, ME) makes its setout in the yard at Lawrence, MA. GP38-2 207 leads a mixed set of -38s and -40s.

Haverhill local No. 203 crosses over at CPF-Frost after departing Lawrence station led by one of the newly rebuilt F40PH-3C's from MPI.

Time warp in Lawrence. In a scene almost out of the 1950's, NHN GP18 leads DOBO passed the PAR OCS with the executive FP9's. If only the signals could have been classic searchlights....

Pam AM Railways train EDPO rolls through Lawrence with a patched over CSX Dash-8 that was recently acquired from CSX.

Boston & Maine SW9 1223 switches the yard at Lawrence, MA, on a winter afternoon. This engine was repainted into its original maroon and yellow colors in the early 1980s in a project funded by th... (more)

The sunlight makes a rare appearance between afternoon thunderstorms as Pan Am Railways "EDPO" works Lawrence Yard in Lawrence, MA. Their only snoot nose SD40-2 (ex-KCS) #606 leads an ex... (more)

A few EMD products idle in the Lawrence yard on a beautiful Memorial Day weekend. Note: taken from a parking lot adjacent to the yard. Luckily for me the fence was partially flattened, presumably ... (more)

With the two Pan Am Railways FP9's PAR1 and PAR2 in tow, WAAY rolls Westbound through the freight yard at Lawrence, MA. Both OCS locomotives are hitching a ride to be staged for Monday's circus tr... (more)

Minuteman Without a Top Coat

Boston & Maine SW8 803 rolled out of LaGrange in 1953 wearing B&M’s maroon and gold “Minuteman” scheme. Service in the New England environment for twen... (more)

A Downeaster train passes through Lawrence on its way to Boston. Many old mill buildings in Lawrence survive and have been repurposed. While it is a stop for MBTA commuter trains, Amtrak simply pa... (more)

It's dirty, but it's home: Years of road grime are evident on Boston & Maine caboose 469, but it's still a welcome sanctuary from the New England elements for its crewmen. The caboose is seen here... (more)

It’s a busy time at the Boston & Maine’s small Lawrence, MA yard as a southbound train with three GP40-2’s does its pick-up/set-off work. Meanwhile, a northbound train waits its turn at yard acces... (more)