Still, Conrail Blue Engineer Ken starts up this SD40 which still hold its Conrail paint as he and his crew prepare to head north.
New England Central empty ethanol extra heads north through the Merrow section of Mansfield, CT at a little after midnight. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, single Lumedyne flash
NECR ethanol extra heads south through Mansfield, CT at about 2am with loads bound for the Providence & Worcester in New London, CT. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, Lumedyne & Norman fl... (more)
Track speed is 40mph here, and the 611 crew was doing every bit of it. They are racing north about 20 minutes out of Brattleboro VT, tring to beat the clock and the storms before canning.
The northbound 611 turn job crosses the Millers River on short time, as a huge storm blows by to the east.
NECR 6281 is a little smokey after starting up.
A mechanic prepares to start the engine on this old SD 40
Ex Conrail NECR 6281 over the pit at the CSOR yard.
Sanding 6281
NECR 6281 ex Conrail unit waiting to go into the shop at St. Albans
The crew of the NECR 601 job waits here at White River Junction for Amtrak's southbound Vermonter to clear the track warrent limits at Windsor.
