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Viewing Album:  Ayer and the Surrounding Vicinity
 
By:Jay Epstein
Dates:12/28/2010 - 5/29/2023
Album Info:Compilation of visits to Ayer and vicinity over the years. Territory covered includes west to Gardner and east to the Chelmsford Wye. Note: for photos of the CNJ Heritage Unit's 09-11-13 visit to Ayer please see the following album: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=97133
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Westminster layover
Title:  Westminster layover
Description:  Built as part of the expansion to Wachusett. The gates were wide open on a Sunday so my friend and I just drove in!
Photo Date:  11/6/2016  Upload Date: 5/15/2017 10:31:35 PM
Location:  Westminster, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  28   Comments: 0
Westminster layover bumpers
Title:  Westminster layover bumpers
Description:  Built as part of the expansion to Wachusett. The gates were wide open on a Sunday so my friend and I just drove in!
Photo Date:  11/6/2016  Upload Date: 5/15/2017 10:31:38 PM
Location:  Westminster, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  35   Comments: 0
Grease pad at Westminster layover
Title:  Grease pad at Westminster layover
Description:  Probably the cleanest this will ever be! The yard was built as part of the expansion to Wachusett. The gates were wide open on a Sunday so my friend and I just drove in!
Photo Date:  11/6/2016  Upload Date: 5/15/2017 10:31:41 PM
Location:  Westminster, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  37   Comments: 0
23K rounds the bend
Title:  23K rounds the bend
Description:  With a relatively new ET44C4 leading the way.
Photo Date:  12/26/2016  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 6:58:11 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3993(ET44C4)
Views:  99   Comments: 2
BNSF 3993 leads 23K west
Title:  BNSF 3993 leads 23K west
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/26/2016  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 6:58:16 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3993(ET44C4) NS 8143(ES44AC) NS 1143(SD70ACe)
Views:  107   Comments: 1
BFPO rounds the curve
Title:  BFPO rounds the curve
Description:  At Walker Road. BFPO haulds loaded limestone slurry tank cars from Bellows Falls, VT to Portland, ME.
Photo Date:  12/26/2016  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 6:58:24 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 3404(SD40-2) LTEX 8955(SD40-2)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
BFPO waits at the Ayer tower for clearance east
Title:  BFPO waits at the Ayer tower for clearance east
Description:  BFPO hauls loaded limestone slurry tank cars from Bellows Falls, VT to Portland, ME.
Photo Date:  12/26/2016  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 6:58:28 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 3404(SD40-2) LTEX 8955(SD40-2) MEC 352(GP40) MEC 504(GP40-2LW)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
Another shot of BFPO waiting at Ayer
Title:  Another shot of BFPO waiting at Ayer
Description:  BFPO hauls loaded limestone slurry tank cars from Bellows Falls, VT to Portland, ME.
Photo Date:  12/26/2016  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 6:58:32 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LTEX 8955(SD40-2) MEC 3404(SD40-2)
Views:  240   Comments: 2
First train of the day is FI-1
Title:  First train of the day is FI-1
Description:  Crawling on to the Heywood Branch after the conductor cleared the switch.
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:33:17 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 371(GP40)
Views:  55   Comments: 1
FI-1 slowly enters the Heywood Branch
Title:  FI-1 slowly enters the Heywood Branch
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:33:20 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 371(GP40)
Views:  53   Comments: 1
A high hood Geep leads FI-1
Title:  A high hood Geep leads FI-1
Description:  A couple other railfans can be seen enjoying the action. The train is entering the Heywood Branch.
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:33:24 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 371(GP40)
Views:  71   Comments: 2
FI-1 about to bust some snow
Title:  FI-1 about to bust some snow
Description:  The conductor can be seen flagging the Main St crossing on the Heywood Branch.
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:33:28 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 371(GP40)
Views:  44   Comments: 1
Poof goes the snow bank!`
Title:  Poof goes the snow bank!`
Description:  Actually it was not very dramatic due to the slow speed of the train.
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:33:31 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 371(GP40)
Views:  43   Comments: 1
FI-1 pushes some snow across Main St
Title:  FI-1 pushes some snow across Main St
Description:  Train is on the Heywood Branch.
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:33:35 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 371(GP40)
Views:  42   Comments: 2
FI-1 clears snow off the rails
Title:  FI-1 clears snow off the rails
Description:  Train is on the Heywood Branch.
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:33:49 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 371(GP40)
Views:  60   Comments: 1
WOGR enters the yard
Title:  WOGR enters the yard
Description:  This was the main reason for us coming here: trying to catch some soon to be repainted P&W power.
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:33:53 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  PW 4006(B40-8W)
Views:  79   Comments: 1
Two units leads WOGR into the yard
Title:  Two units leads WOGR into the yard
Description:  There was a third unit on the rear.
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:33:57 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  PW 4006(B40-8W) PW 4004(B40-8)
Views:  69   Comments: 1
With all three units together, WOGR begins to switch the yard
Title:  With all three units together, WOGR begins to switch the yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:34:00 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  PW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  60   Comments: 2
WOGR brings a cut off the Pan Am siding
Title:  WOGR brings a cut off the Pan Am siding
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/2/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:34:03 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  PW 4002(B40-8) PW 4004(B40-8)
Views:  86   Comments: 1
MEC 7518 approaches with EDPO
Title:  MEC 7518 approaches with EDPO
Description:  We were on our way to East Deerfield and decided to briefly stop in Ayer. This rolled by within a few minutes of us arriving.
Photo Date:  2/20/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:14:46 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7518(C40-8)
Views:  273   Comments: 2
EDPO and the old B&M tower
Title:  EDPO and the old B&M tower
Description:  My first time seeing some of the "new" Pan AM C40-8's.
Photo Date:  2/20/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:15:17 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7518(C40-8) MEC 7489(C40-8)
Views:  145   Comments: 1
Surprise on EDPO
Title:  Surprise on EDPO
Description:  An MBTA car coming back from rebuilding at Alstom in Hornell, NY.
Photo Date:  2/20/2017  Upload Date: 5/22/2017 9:16:00 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  184   Comments: 0
MBTA meets Freight
Title:  MBTA meets Freight
Description:  An outbound meets a freight entering the yard.
Photo Date:  5/21/2017  Upload Date: 7/17/2017 9:37:49 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 2037(MP40PH-3C)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
Action in Ayer
Title:  Action in Ayer
Description:  An inbound heads toward Boston as a freight enters the Hill Yard
Photo Date:  5/21/2017  Upload Date: 7/17/2017 9:38:35 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 2037(MP40PH-3C)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
23K rounds the bend
Title:  23K rounds the bend
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:05:04 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 6947(SD60E)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
NS 6947 leads 23K west
Title:  NS 6947 leads 23K west
Description:  We decided to try and beat him to Wachusett
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:05:23 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 6947(SD60E)
Views:  54   Comments: 2
Not 23K...
Title:  Not 23K...
Description:  We headed to Wachusett to catch 23K and around the bend came not 23K, but MBTA outbound 1405.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:05:38 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 2030(P32AC-DM)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
Outbound 1405 comes off the main
Title:  Outbound 1405 comes off the main
Description:  Arriving at Wachusett station.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:05:56 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 2030(P32AC-DM)
Views:  70   Comments: 0
Close up of 2030
Title:  Close up of 2030
Description:  Arriving at Wachusett station.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:06:11 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 2030(P32AC-DM)
Views:  111   Comments: 0
Outbound 1405 passes under the signal bridge at Wachusett
Title:  Outbound 1405 passes under the signal bridge at Wachusett
Description:  These signals control the lead track and interlocking for the new Wachusett station.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:06:27 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 2030(P32AC-DM)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Outbound 1405 arrives on time at Wachusett
Title:  Outbound 1405 arrives on time at Wachusett
Description:  It won't head back inbound for almost another hour.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:06:42 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 2030(P32AC-DM)
Views:  199   Comments: 0
Now 23K comes up the hill
Title:  Now 23K comes up the hill
Description:  He had to wait for an MBTA outbound to arrive at Wachusett.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:06:58 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 6947(SD60E)
Views:  44   Comments: 2
An SD60E leads 23K upgrade at Wachusett
Title:  An SD60E leads 23K upgrade at Wachusett
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:07:06 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 6947(SD60E)
Views:  42   Comments: 2
23K passes under the Wachusett interlocking signal bridge
Title:  23K passes under the Wachusett interlocking signal bridge
Description:  The engines were working hard upgrade and sounded great!
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:07:23 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  NS 6947(SD60E) NS 8402(C40-8W)
Views:  69   Comments: 3
Roster shot of NS 6947
Title:  Roster shot of NS 6947
Description:  Leading 23K upgrade through Wachusett.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:07:42 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 6947(SD60E)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
Decent lashup on 23K
Title:  Decent lashup on 23K
Description:  An SD60E and two relatively rare C40-8W's.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:07:57 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8402(C40-8W) NS 8356(C40-8W)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
Rare doubestack on 23K
Title:  Rare doubestack on 23K
Description:  The only way they can do it is by putting a domestic container on top of a small cube international one.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:09:12 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  25   Comments: 0
Rare container-on-trailer on 23K
Title:  Rare container-on-trailer on 23K
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:17:41 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  18   Comments: 0
EDPO departs Ayer
Title:  EDPO departs Ayer
Description:  He had stopped to pick up the Eimskip containers.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:18:11 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7622(C40-8) MEC 7517(C40-8)
Views:  253   Comments: 2
EDPO trundles towards us
Title:  EDPO trundles towards us
Description:  Heading towards Lowell on the Stony Brook Branch. Cars on the right are grain hoppers being unloaded at Horizon Milling.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:18:25 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7622(C40-8)
Views:  182   Comments: 2
EDPO approaches the Wagon Wheel crossing
Title:  EDPO approaches the Wagon Wheel crossing
Description:  Heading towards Lowell on the Stony Brook Branch. Cars on the right are grain hoppers being unloaded at Horizon Milling.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:20:04 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7622(C40-8)
Views:  192   Comments: 3
EDPO approaches Town Farm Road
Title:  EDPO approaches Town Farm Road
Description:  The smokestack belongs to an old mill converted into apartments.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:29:21 PM
Location:  Westford, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7622(C40-8)
Views:  150   Comments: 2
EDPO is about to cross Town Farm Road
Title:  EDPO is about to cross Town Farm Road
Description:  The smokestack belongs to an old mill converted into apartments.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:30:26 PM
Location:  Westford, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7622(C40-8)
Views:  190   Comments: 2
EDPO's power backs on to the rest of its train at Graniteville
Title:  EDPO's power backs on to the rest of its train at Graniteville
Description:  EDPO had left its train here and then ran light back to Ayer to pick up the Emskip containers. He is seen now putting the train back together. I have no idea why he did this.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/19/2017 10:31:08 PM
Location:  Westford, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7622(C40-8)
Views:  172   Comments: 2
MBTA 1124 pulls into Ayer with an outbound
Title:  MBTA 1124 pulls into Ayer with an outbound
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/8/2017  Upload Date: 7/17/2017 9:39:31 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1124(GP40MC)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
Outbound arriving
Title:  Outbound arriving
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/8/2017  Upload Date: 7/17/2017 9:39:59 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1124(GP40MC)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
OCS special heads east
Title:  OCS special heads east
Description:  I happened to be in Acton for work that day and I had been monitoring this train's movements via facebook. Once my work thing ended I headed to Ayer and got to the Willows just as this train was going through. The chase was on! This train was deadheading back to Maine after operating a joint shippers' special with the Vermont Railway.
Photo Date:  2/2/2018  Upload Date: 2/13/2018 12:38:18 PM
Location:  Westford, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CMQ 3812(GP38-3)
Views:  158   Comments: 1
The OCS special is about to cross Town Farm Road
Title:  The OCS special is about to cross Town Farm Road
Description:  I happened to be in Acton for work that day and I had been monitoring this train's movements via facebook. Once my work thing ended I headed to Ayer and got to the Willows just as this train was going through. The chase was on! This train was deadheading back to Maine after operating a joint shippers' special with the Vermont Railway.
Photo Date:  2/2/2018  Upload Date: 2/13/2018 12:38:25 PM
Location:  Westford, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CMQ 3812(GP38-3)
Views:  205   Comments: 1
The OCS special heads east on the Stony Brook Branch
Title:  The OCS special heads east on the Stony Brook Branch
Description:  In the distance you can see POSE stting at the west end of Graniteville siding.
Photo Date:  2/2/2018  Upload Date: 2/13/2018 12:38:37 PM
Location:  Westford, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  38   Comments: 0
The OCS special re-enters the main at CPF-307
Title:  The OCS special re-enters the main at CPF-307
Description:  For some reason POSE had been canned on the main instead of the siding.
Photo Date:  2/2/2018  Upload Date: 2/13/2018 12:38:42 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CMQ 3812(GP38-3)
Views:  193   Comments: 1

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