West Springfield local B740 is taking the siding to connect to the Palmer CSX interchange yard. Traffic is exchanged with New England Central and Massachusetts Central railroads. The former Union ... (more)

Priority intermodal train I022 led by the "Spirit Of Our First Responders" locomotive 911 is seen passing the Steaming Tender Restaurant in Palmer, which is located in a former Boston & Albany dep... (more)

CSX Q436 is seen spotting 29 cars for New England Central as they shove back into the yard at Palmer. The CSX 911 "Spirit of our First Responders is leading the train, a GE ES44AH painted in this ... (more)

CSX Q436 is seen approaching CP-83 in Palmer, MA with a monster train of 75 loads and 60 empties. At the yard, they will spot 29 cars for New England Central. The CSX 911 "Spirit of our First Resp... (more)

CSX Q436 is seen passing the old Boston & Albany marker at CP-83 in Palmer, MA with a monster train of 75 loads and 60 empties. At the yard, they will spot 29 cars for New England Central. The CSX... (more)

A duo of CSX GP40-2s work the yard in Palmer, MA on CSX's Boston Line at QB 83.

Late afternoon winter sun at the Steaming Tender in Palmer shines just right for empty grain train G104-28 from Pan Am. Grain trains have recently been now running Via B&A to Pan Am instead of ove... (more)

On Cinco de Mayo day in 2010, Mass Central EMD NW5 2100 and GP20 960 are returning from the CSX interchange with two cars in Palmer. The 960 was built for the Milwaukee Road in November of 1954 as... (more)

CSX manifest freight Q436 is seen crossing over the diamond at Palmer. This is where the New England Central (former Central Vermont) crosses the CSX Boston Subdivision (former Boston & Albany).

CSX West Springfield local B740 is seen running around the train at the yard in Palmer passing CP-83. This is the interchange point for Mass Central and New England Central.

CSX West Springfield local B740 is seen spotting cars at the East end of the yard in Palmer. This is the interchange point for Mass Central and New England Central.

Westbound Amtrak train 449, the Lakeshore Limited, rolls through the CSX Palmer yard. The next stop is Springfield, MA. After joining the New York section of the train in Alban, the train travels ... (more)

Q426 passes a ton of railfans having a party in attempt to give the Steaming Tender Restaurant a fair amount of business for the day.

Amtrak Vermonter enters the mainline at CP 83 on the B&A sub

NECR 608 pulls down to the south end of Palmer Yard to re-organize their train for the trip south.