Q264 eases downgrade approaching the old concrete mile marker at 131, a relic of the New York Central days. It's days are numbered and will in time be replaced by the common metal sign.
Guilford Rail system train EDRJ (E. Deerfield-Rotterdam Jct) climbs out of Greenfield, MA with one of the few Ex ATSF SD26's left on the GRS roster. More at http://rparent.fotopic.net
Q425 grinds upgrade on the CSX Berkshire Sub passing a bit of fall foliage adding some color to an otherwise dull, cloudy day.
Q264 starts its journey downgrade as it passes through "Washington Cut" full of ice.
CSX 5458 leads Q116 through the interlocking at CP-123 from track 2 to the single main at Chester.
168 climbs Belden Hill and past the decorated post office at Tunnel, NY during a snow shower on a cold December afternoon along the Ex D&H freight main.
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)
GSWR 1901 and 1900 arrived today on Q424 to West Springfield, MA. These chopped nose SD9's came up from the Alabama Gulf Coast railroad to the Connecticut Southern Railroad here in Mass.
CSX train Q381 passes under the NYC style signal bridge with an impressive lashup of 3 BNSF SD40-2's and a RLCX lease unit.
PVRR CF7 2558 is seen here parked behind the PVRR shops for the night. Notice the Caboose in the backround to the right of the engine.
169 passes an almost extinct signal tower on the D&H in Delanson. These towers are getting replaced with newer wayside signals.
CSX 5285 dashes through a early spring snowstorm in Western Massachusetts. http://rparent.fotopic.net
Quiet night at the Amtrak Springfield Station. These two trains would eventually take the morning commuters southbound to Hartford, CT and New Haven, CT. http://rparent.fotopic.net
A loaded coal train bound for Bow, NH drifts downgrade along Zoar Rd, just east of the Hoosac Tunnel.
A thick fog blankets Guilford's East Deerfield Yard as a trio of engines sit idle on Thanksgiving Day.
