MEC 7655 leads EDRJ west through Pownal

16R heads east past auto 435, here they are 20 miles away from the famed Hoosac Tunnel.

There were two things I learned about the Pan Am OCS when the F-units were added. 1) it was difficult to predict and 2) it was difficult to predict. Case in point, a westbound excursion run to M... (more)

Pan Am Railways train RJED (Rotterdam Jct, NY - East Deerfield, MA) has a pair of ex CSX GE C40-8Ws for power as it knocks down the MP 430 searchlight signals at the east dog track road grade cros... (more)

A westbound Pan Am Railways Office Car Special train, OCS-27, is seen rounding a very colorful curve at Pownal, Vermont, along the Hoosick River. The train 4-car train is led by the 'executive F'... (more)

Pan Am's OCS passes through Pownal, VT on their way east from Mechanicville.

Pan Am's OCS passes through Pownal, VT on their way east from Mechanicville.

A moody sky at Pownal, VT as the Pan Am Office Car Special continues it's journey from Ayer, MA to Mechanicsville, NY.

The NS Penn Central heritage unit leans into the curve at MP 430.3 on the old Boston & Maine West End. It is passing one of a few remaining B&M searchlights that are left on the West End. In the b... (more)

As the last bit of sunlight dips below the horizon, freshly-painted MEC C40-8 #7635 leads ST Train RJED along the Hoosic River in Pownal, Vermont.

The New York Central heritage unit leads the Fostoria, OH to Ayer, MA loaded autorack train (28N) along the Hoosic River. The river and train are cutting across the southwest corner of Vermont on ... (more)

Fans wave to the Autumn Express as it crosses the border into Vermont.

Amtrak's Autumn Express speeds through Pownal VT at a brisk 20mph.

Amtrak's 2015 Autumn Express rolls past the searchlight at MP 430.3 on the old Boston & Maine West End. In the background above the cars are the old grandstands for the former Green Mountain Race ... (more)

In a rare, public passenger move over the former Boston and Maine Railroad's West End, Amtrak's Autumn Express heads eastbound through Pownal, VT. Originating at Albany-Rensselaer Station, this t... (more)