A GE trio comprised of one of Conrail's ten humpbacked C32-8s and a pair of C30-7As is almost done with its work as their eastbound intermodal train eases down the lead track into Beacon Park Yard... (more)

Conrail piggybacker TV-9 is roughly a dozen miles into its thousand-mile journey between Boston and Chicago as it swings through suburban Wellesley Farms, MA, behind a five-unit set of GP40-2s and... (more)

Readville to Selkirk westbound freight has left Worcester, Massachusetss and is heading toward Springfield as it runs beside the Quaboag River. This picture location is a favorite among Conrail/CS... (more)

This shot shows that the track structure still needs attention. During the time of this photo, Conrail was installing continuous welded ribbon rail from Boston to Selkirk. You can see the ribbonou... (more)

There were few locomotive heroes during the Penn Central era. SD45s continued to perform on a daily basis amidst threats of bankruptcy and shutdown. This quartet is headed back to Selkirik to mak... (more)

Camaros and Firebirds galore from General Motors Detroit Assembly Plants roll east. This was during the second recession that I can remember. Thanks to Batman for offering corrections to this inf... (more)

Late afternoon local Conrail freight NH BX-29, later called WNRE 29, catches the last rays of sunlight on snow covered terrain. The former preacher at the Baptist church that you can see on the le... (more)

Conrail GP40 # 3161 was built October 1968 as Penn Central #3161. Unit later became Katy (MKT) 247, then Union Pacific #682, then re# to UP 9964

Day after day the same group of locomotives showed up at Attleboro. They were either u-boats or GP9s still wearing PC colors hauling for Conrail. Notice Amtrak sneaking up beside headed for Boston... (more)

Penn Central photographic Perfection. BX-29 is creeping past the tower after completing work at Mansfield and Attleboro. Conrail is less than a year away and some original New Haven u-boats still ... (more)

During early Conrail the power was colorful. I call this one foamers dream team.

WBRE local freight headed for Attleboro passes the remains of the original Old Colony Railroad Shops. At the time of the shot it was owned by a steel tank company. it is now just a commuter parkin... (more)

Wrentham branch way freight power has delivered two empty boxcars to the Bird Shoe Carton factory siding at the end of the subway. The trip east back to the actual subdivision is about one mile of... (more)

During the 80's, the most common power on the Boston Division of Conrail was the GE C30-7A . This power was a special breed of -7's made solely for Conrail. They usually ran in sets of three and m... (more)