On a dreary day, three matched “big blues” march east past the Hoosic Runoff led by the “snoot nosed” MEC 606. The 606 is followed by MEC 612 & MEC 604. The crew will interchange with the ... (more)
A trio of matching EMDs, led by a snoot nose SD40-2, puts on a smoke show as they climb the slight grade out of Shirley. Consists like this are becoming rare as the GE invasion continues on this p... (more)
The sunlight makes a rare appearance between afternoon thunderstorms as Pan Am Railways "EDPO" works Lawrence Yard in Lawrence, MA. Their only snoot nose SD40-2 (ex-KCS) #606 leads an ex... (more)
Just a short distance away from Pan Am's Waterville Yard, the crew slows their train down as they prepare to enter downtown Waterville. Leading the charge, a rare "snoot nose" SD40-2, formerly a ... (more)
After a quiet late morning/ early afternoon, traffic at East Deerfield started to pick up around 4 pm. Here train EDRJ departs just after a Guilford powered EDBF headed up the Conn River.
Westbound freight POED (Portland, ME - East Deerfield, MA) works up the grade through Lunenburg on the MBTA's Fitchburg Division/Pan Am Freight Main Line. Power for this westbound was: MEC 606, ME... (more)
Westbound freight POED (Portland, ME - East Deerfield, MA) rolls through Gardner Yard where Pan Am and P&W interchange cars. Power for this westbound was: MEC 606, MEC 619, GMTX 3003, MEC 605, BM ... (more)
Coffee Break? Now that the rested crew is aboard, NMED pulls out away from CPF-WA in Lowell, where the last crew left it when they outlawed. Trains outlaw here fairly often; I have... (more)
By A Nose. With MEC 606's factory-original snoot nose leading the way, NMED heads west through Shirley. The crew are making full use of the passenger train speeds this trackage is ... (more)