The winter sun is about to dip behind the mountains, and the skies are foreboding as a northbound Central Vermont freight leaves White River Junction for St. Albans.

Getting a wave from a friendly crewmember on a hazy August morning.

Mainline run through Central Vermont Freight 444 Heading toward Brattleboro on a fine summer day. This freight left St Albans, VT in the morning and should terminate at Palmer MA before nightfall... (more)

Second view of a photographer's delight. A lashup in Vermont's beautiful Northeast Kingdom. A visit to St. Johnsbury was like a visit to a candy store in that era- so much to choose from. To the ... (more)

A hazy morning finds MEC 563 tied up along with a cool looking caboose on some really grassy track at St. Johnsbury yard.

CP 8403 was one of a small group of RS-2's assigned to service in Vermont and Maine in the early 80's. I was vacationing in Maine and Vermont during the spring of 1981 and the 8403 just worked the... (more)

We were kinda young and certainly dumb and anything CP would have been nice but we stumbled onto this and the big question arose. "Did they have those?" Wow. One of the better "extractions" in ... (more)

After spending the day working the yard job in St. Johnsbury the 8403 has tied up for the night at the small engine facility. I took a trip to Northern New England in May of 1981 but found train a... (more)

A local arrives at St Johnsbury hauled by CP 8403, an ALCO RS-2. From the Colin Gray Collection

Originating at St. Luc yard, Montreal, this train will do work at Newport, before departing south for St Johnsbury, VT., White River Junction, VT., and B&M's yard at East Deerfield, Massachusetts.... (more)

Don't let the jointed rail and ancient diesels fool you. Both were in tip-top shape and this train was flying. Considered chasing, but decided I didn't have a chance. A memorable experience for th... (more)

On my first trip East, still in high school, I was fortunate enough to have my brother drive me around to alot of yards. Here a CP train gets ready to depart White River Junction.

On my first trip East, still in high school, I was fortunate enough to have my brother drive me around to alot of yards. Here is a Boston & Maine caboose at White River Junction

Newport, Vermont to East Deerfield, Massachussets train, is working uphill, southbound on Candian Pacific rails. As B&M's last operating cab unit, lack of nose MU, and other issues, made the 4266 ... (more)

MEC 256,260,257,406 are about to depart St. J with 36 cars and will soon be making their way over the mountains on the line that passed through Crawford Notch.