The James E. Strates shows carnival train crosses one of the many dirt crossings on River Road in Cornwall, CT.
Today's NX11 was going the wrong way! The normally northbound train was traversing the many crossings on River Road in West Cornwall, CT southbound with only three cars in tow.
NX13 gets skinny and ducks underneath an old single lane bridge in West Cornwall, CT, that has probably been around since New Haven steamers and Alco RS3's ruled the Berkshire Line.
"Extra 3600" is seen waiting on the mainline with their train featuring two 300 ton transformers. Meanwhile, NX12 (3604) sits on the south leg of the wye, preparing to add the 3604 to th... (more)
wet welded rail on the CSX Berkshire Sub
The stationmaster hoops up orders to the crew on Housatonic 9935 at Berkshire Scenic Rail Museum. Thanks to everyone at www.northeastfoto.com and Berkshire Scenic for the shoot. Thanks to Steve Ba... (more)
CP had two of their D&H Geeps working in Kenwood yard, 7312 is seen here pushing on a cut into the yard
Conductor Nate Bugbee and Engineer Neal Mann discuss their plan of attack on the Specialty Minerals plant in Canaan. The NX11 job is used almost exclusively for doing the "Spem" job, as ... (more)
The Canaan, CT Railroad Days celebrations had gone off without a hitch until an elderly gentleman on Sunday's 4:00 excursion had some trouble breathing. The railroad had Southern Berkshire ambulan... (more)
Once again, the Housatonic Railroad is power short and has been leasing two CSX GP38-2's. After CSX 2651 had issues loading, the Housy returned that locomotive to its respective owner leaving the ... (more)
Housatonic NX12 pokes out from behind the former New Haven Freight House in Housatonic Mass with leased CSX GP38-2's 2667 and 2701
NX13 passes the historic West Cornwall depot southbound at track speed.
The weather is getting colder and the trees are changing color, perfect time for a back road, some geeps, and jointed rail in western CT!
NX12 comes out of the slow order in Housatonic and is about to make a couple cuts at the railroad location known as Rising.
NX11 works Specialty Minerals in Canaan. Specialty Minerals is built off one of the two short remaining active sections of the Central New England Railway, which went from Maybrook NY to Hartford,... (more)
