B&M power at Mechanicville facility

The brakeman of Boston & Maine’s Groveton switcher looks down the track at the next cars to grab as his ride approaches.

power sitting at BM Mechanicville, NY, engine facility

A pair of B&M geeps handle the Northbound train to White River Jct. This line was a treat to catch a train on at the time, since they usually had this type of power.

West bound machinery catches the setting sun. By 1971 chopped nose and high horse power was the norm for big freights. B&M kept their big freights running with first generation power.