Taking The Night Off. Railroading may be a 24-7 business, especially here in Framingham, but work trains tend to do their thing by day and get parked at night. CSXT 8856 spends the... (more)
A Rainy Night In...Massachusetts. Rained-soaked power off Q264 spends the night in Framingham, waiting for a Q293 crew to come on duty and begin their westbound trip.
The MBTA platform at Framingham is usually a less-than-ideal place for photography. At night, however, the platform lights can provide enough glow to shoot a westbound waiting for a signal out of... (more)
Once in a while, one of the big Alcos would get loose from the Midwest and grace us with its presence on the Selkirk to Boston runs. Penn Central 6330 was the flagship of the Century 636 fleet. T... (more)
Two RS-11's coupled together was uncommon for Penn Central. New haven, Penn central and even Conrail loved to mix up their power.
The livery said PC but in the hearts and minds of New Haven Fans there was still an NH on the side. This all ex New Haven power is ready to head to Framingham and then Lowell to connect with the B... (more)
F7s rebuilt as F10s by Paducah shop pulling a rail train into Framingham Yard. An unusual sight, passenger power on a freight train
Three trains at once. SEFR from Selkirk on the left droping General Motors cut. in the middle BOSE headed for Selkirk with a a long train. Way on the right, power for Middleboro freight waiting fo... (more)
After bringing in Q436 the previous evening, a pair of ES44AH's are spending their first Christmas in the North Yard while in the company of older GE's off of Q264 and Q274.
449 the westbound lakeshore limited at the high home signals besdie the station.
The night crew working the General Motors cut that was dropped in the afternoon.
Nice crowd waiting to board the Westbound Lakeshore Limited
Conrail will be taking over Penn Central in a few months. Yet, this U-boat looks like it could stay Penn Central for ever.