Q116 glides through the bright morning sun.
Around 11 am Connecticut Southern was heading south down Amtrak's Springfield Line when it derailed about 4 cars.
Slack ran in and the wheel fell off as it jumped the frog. Track 3 was still operational as Amtrak P42s cleared by less than a foot. Check #111597.
That ain't good...CSOR derails at CP 98 around 11:00 AM, fouling both CSX tracks. First train to pass on the CSX was 6 hours later being a 2 hour late Amtrak 447. Check #111598.
Two muscle-bounds impatiently waiting for a signal.
352 pulls out of Springfield station with a shuttle to New Haven.
Grand Trunk (ex DWP) RS11 shows its' scars after an accident.
P&W power leads a Mt. Tom Test coal train from Worcester, MA to W. Springfield, MA with P&W running all the way over CSX. Train is seen here passing CP-97 coming down the hill into Springfield.Fir... (more)
CSX train V719 eases down the hill in Springfield. This is a test coal train for Mt Tom that originated in Worcester, MA and terminated in West Springfield, MA
Bad things happen when you cross paths with a 79 mph Amtrak P42. As an example of this goose lodged between the plow and the engine.
After the CSX power cut away Connecticut Southern power was added for its trip south. Seen here the Circus train is living town with a trio of CSO GE's.
Massachusetts Volunteer Firefighters Safety Caboose
CSOR Power set
Blue Unit slips out of town near the B-Ball Hall of Fame
A dwarf signal stands guard as a CSX stack train heads west through Springfield, MA.
