New England States Express is running 60 MPH on straight section before hitting the curves at Woodville. This train always had three to five E units for power. Usually an E8 would lead with any ... (more)
The first time in months that solid Alco FA power has showed up in New England and, we are railfaning this very day in Framingham in spite of near zero temp in light snow.
This Bangor and Aroostick Geep 68 was being leased by the Penn Central to ease a major power shortage. During the 60’s Bangor and Aroostook had six geeps that they leased off season when potato ... (more)
No dash 2 here. This ia an original Pennsylvania Railroad SD-45 running strong through snow at the approach signals in Cordaville. This freight will go straight through to Beacon Park in Boston.
8139 was a Penn Central GP-38-2 purchased new with batch of over 200 units. It survived all the way to Norfolk Southern takeover .This shot shows the unit with CR logo overprinted on PC logo. Kind... (more)