Shortly after departing Crawford Notch, Conway Scenic's Notch Train crosses the Willey Brook Trestle in the White Mountain Valley as flurries fly within the area.
The Amtrak Downeaster is the one to clear the path after the Blizzard of 2015 covered the tracks with 2 feet of snow. I was covered in snow after they passed. It was an awesome thing to experience... (more)
MARJ sits on the Mainline at MP172 in New Gloucester waiting for the plow extra to clear the main up ahead. This train sat through Blizzard Nemo so it has yet to plow to the fresh snow.
WA-2 with Maine Central heritage unit #52 crosses a broad crossing in Winslow, Maine passing an abandoned gas station.
With Pan AM's heritage unit on lease to the NHCR, it was a great opportunity to go up to do a chase. After bringing cars up to Hazens to drop, ST52 returns back to Groveton from Hazens, seen paral... (more)
With Amtrak 691 in the clear of CPF194 in Portland (as seen in the background), WAPO with a brand "new" Pan Am SD40-2 in the lead has the switch thrown to let them out of the siding and... (more)
A Pan Am local with 2 GP40's and 6 loads head to the Sappi Paper Mill in Westbrook, Maine. It is somewhat rare to see 2 locomotives on the Mountain Branch like this. This is the old Maine Central ... (more)
POWA accelerates up the grade through Deering Junction.
ST 77 sits in Rigby Yard waiting to head east on POSJ in a couple hours.
On a dreary Sunday afternoon, the rumble of 3 dark blue PAR EMD's break the silence of the quiet area around Hoosac Tunnel. The green leaves that hang off the trees help ilumiate the dark blue uni... (more)
Amtrak train 686 rolls out of Portland with a friendly wave from the engineer.
MEC 606, the "Snoot Nose", leads WAPO past CPF196, nearing their destination, Rigby Yard.
An all blue dip lashup leads POED through the Scarborough Marsh as they hustle west. The locomotive numbers in the lashup are as follows: MEC 609, MEC 617, MEC 608, MEC 605 and MEC 604.
A duo of SD's and two Geeps (each end) idle at Rigby Yard on a nice, warm afternoon.
Pan Am switcher ED-2 switches out South Deerfield, Massachusetts. You can also see a new switch next to the rail line.
