Back for the "brand confusion railroad" started operating on these tracks.

A late fall evening at the Boston & Maine's East Deerfield engine facility shows quite an array of power and paint schemes. Scanned from a negative.

A FEW MARBLES LEFT. On a back road in New Hampshire, an old crossing sign (with most of its marble reflectors intact) stands sentinel at twilight — just in case a lonely, midnight ... (more)

Westbound B&M symbol freight BM-3, headed for Mechanicville, NY, enters B&M's East Deerfield yard. This train will sit on the main as West Shore and D&H blocks are added to the original Boston Ter... (more)

East bound out of Mechanicville, NY, is following the Deerfield River, east of the Hoosac Tunnel enroute to East Deerfield Yard and Boston. Photographer Ken Patton shows us a different look from ... (more)

Guilford Locomotive Roster, 1984-1988, Boston & Maine SD39 Ex N&W 2963, nee Illinois Terminal 2303.

Conway Scenic's handsome F7A in pre-1969 Minuteman Herald Maroon & Gold livery sits inside the engine house after pulling the North Pole trips the night before.

Rolling through town, eastbound.

Sometimes it was worth watching the whole train go by.

Eastbound through Fitchburg

Conductor climbs a steep slope as he heads back into the cab - the result of "interesting" track conditions on the B&M of that era.

Ancient warrior. This F7B is one of three still on the B&M's roster. This side lost it's Farr air grill in a wreck in 1960, making it appear like an F3B.

Pushing east up the Berkshires. One geep still has it's original 1950's maroon and gold paint, albeit the maroon has pretty much faded away leaving mostly dulux gold.

B&M's bicentennial unit lead train toward Ayer.

Photographer ken Patton taking photo of B&M local freight E-3 returning from North Adams on a misty mountain day in August. The clean looking switcher would soon get the B&M blue paint job and nev... (more)