Why settle for a mere 4,200 horsepower to haul the four-car Boston section of Amtrak's "Lake Shore Limited" when you can throw 12,600 horsepower at it for good measure? This view is at W... (more)
The westbound "Lake Shore Limited" crosses North Elm Street in downtown Westfield shortly after making its station stop in Springfield. Next stop: Pittsfield.
Mass Bay Railroad Enthusiasts "Westfield Wanderer" excursion departs Pioneer Valley's yard in Westfield, MA on a gloomy Saturday with Pioneer Valley GP9RM 7031 on the point.
With a winter storm approaching the Northeast, a CSX mixed freight races eastbound just after 9:00pm. Its final destination is Springfield yard, just ten miles away. The Conrail tri-light signals ... (more)
Amtrak 449 (leading 123, P42, Lake Shore Limited) is on time in to Pittsfield, MA on October 3, 2018 as it passes Webb Rail (WEBX) 2024 FL-9 former New Haven 2058. The FL-9 is awaiting transfer to... (more)
Webb Rail (WEBX) 2024 former New Haven FL-9 2058 rolls through downtown Westfield, MA on the afternoon of October 3, 2018 in tow with CSX Q425-03. The engine has left Springfield, MA this morning ... (more)
The Pinsly organization, like many shortline holding companies, frequently swapped locomotives between its railroads. That's how Frankfort & Cincinnati S4 106 moved from its home in Kentucky to Ma... (more)
Framed by an ornate 19th century building that has seen better days, the crew of a Conrail ballast train led by a GP40 switches hoppers at Westfield, MA, on the former Boston & Albany. A nearby qu... (more)
Getting under way after making a pick up in Westfield, Q425 is gunning it for the hill trying to get as much of a run as they can before the grade really starts, Decent size train for a sunday.
On a frigid early January morning, Syracuse to Worcester intermodal Q022 busts through the remnants of the Nor'easter that hit the area two days prior.