CSX 832 and 474 lead train Q426 east at milepost QB 130 in Becket, MA on the Berkshire Subdivision.

Q426 with the "Honoring our first responders" unit Slowly comes to a stop in Chester as my mom give the crew a big wave.

Rolling Down hill, The next afternoon Q426 with the CSXT 911 unit leading heads toward Worcester.

[DJI P4] The local job, AY-1, enters Ayer Yard just as SEPO departs to Portland, Maine to finish its trek from Selkirk, NY. Q426 was slow to depart the yard, going into emergency brake for an unkn... (more)

With the rain now slowing down, another eastbound is making his way through the mountains, CSX Q436 mixed freight from Selkirk to Framingham coasts down hill through the colorful trees.

Just before the sun ducks behind the mountain, eastbound Q426 crosses a swiftly flowing Westfield river just east of the center of Huntington.

Brand new...the engineer seems to be quite comfortable at his new control stand while easing Q426 out past an incoming empty trash train Q702... Note that you can see through the grills in the bac... (more)

Here we have two species of the SD70 genus: the newer flared radiator CSX SD70MAC and the newer flared radiator UP SD70M...basically identical except for the UP's newer style nose...

Q426 desends "The Hill" on its way east, framed by the trees and rocks that make up the beautiful Berkshires...

A SD45-2 body is a sweet catch this day in age!!! This is an ex-Trona Railways SD40M-2, nee ATSF SD45-2. Helm dubbed this locomotive as a plain SD40-2 by the stencil under the window.

Early morning freight climbing the Berkshire Mountains on the old Boston and Albany mainline!!!

Heading east after dropping 14 cars in the yard.

Q426 hard on the dynamics as they continue downgrade past one of many broken draw bars along this stretch due to the heavy grade.

Q426 motors through the interlocking at CP-140 in the Hinsdale Flats.