Connecticut Southern train CSO-4, powered by CSOR 3901 and OHCR 8530, passes through Windsor Locks, CT on its journey from West Springfield, MA to Hartford, CT

As I was leaving the Amherst Railway Society's giant train show at the Eastern States Exposition, two of my friends gave me a heads up that an empty grain train had just passed them at Palmer. I k... (more)

With Covid making the rounds among the crews at VRS, customer service requirements dictated sending a Bellows Falls-based crew to run west to Rutland and back with freight. This would be the firs... (more)

The second or 3rd to final NPWJ of 2021 catches some nice afternoon sunlight for the photographers on an otherwise cloudy day between Newport and White River Junction, with engine 202 doing the ho... (more)

Vermont Rail System found themselves power short once again in December 2021, and the last line of defense is Green Mountain 405 was called upon to handle the Bellows Falls area local duties. Here... (more)

"Hartford Holidays"

A late night CTrail train leaves the city of Hartford, Connecticut behind while carrying passengers home on Christmas night.

The Christmas Miracle? Vermont Rail System has found itself short of motive power this winter and gone to the bullpen to bring in the veteran reliever, Alco RS-1 405, normally reserved for excurs... (more)

Connecticut Rail At The Connecticut River. CT Rail CTDX 6711 (P40DC, GE) lead Hartford Line Line Train 4407 on Saturday, December 10, 2021, seen crossing the Connecticut River from Enfield ... (more)

FRESH PAINT Due to the normal pair of FP9 units not having PTC. C40 7542 was called upon and repainted to lead the OCS. After a trip to Mechanicville, NY the train made a deadhead move back east.... (more)

CT Rail train 4405 is seen departing Springfield for New Haven. The skyline provides an interesting backdrop as there is a nice mix of modern and historic structures. The MGM Grand casino can be s... (more)

The NECR 3474 races south down the Roxbury grade as they head for White River Junction.

From the route 174 overpass in Newington, CTrail 4407 passes Webster Brook on a fall October afternoon.

A nice surprise on the B&A was an SD40-2 (built for the PRR as an SD40 in 1966) and a YN-2 GE leading auto rack train Q264 bound for East Brookfield, MA. The train is seen at CP-64 in East Brookfi... (more)

Vermont Railway's GMRC 263 passes through the Okemo ski resort at Ludlow with the VTR 307,431 and 206 providing a increasingly rare and very welcome all red power lashup.

CSX West Springfield local B740 is seen spotting cars at the East end of the yard in Palmer. This is the interchange point for Mass Central and New England Central.