CSX Boston Line

CSX 4707 sits on the Team Track in Chester as Q426 passes by

W023 waits for a recrew at West Springfield Yard

B739 passks by Amtrak's station in Springfield as it heads east to Indian Orchard

Central New England GP9 3760 at CSX's West Springfield Yard

Q427 gets moving ater going into emergency at the new CP60

Q425 heads west after holding for two eastbounds at CP109.

S420 with SD80MAC 806 is about to pass W078. 806 used to roam the B&A daily under Conrail.

Q283 heads upgrade on Washington Hill past the Chester depot

Q283 crawls up Washington Hill with 100+ empty autoracks. The train stalled three miles up the mountain.

Q264 creeps through Hinsdale as it climbs the west slope of Washington Hill. The train wass close to stalling but didn't. The lead unit was also having problems with the cab signal equipment

Q427 motors west through West Springfield

S293 heads west after picking up at West Springfield

Amtrak P447 westbound through the Woronoco section of Westfield

Q293 departs West Springfield Yard after finishing their work

CSX 8649 and 3185 bring up the rear of the tie train

A pair of SD50's and a B36-7 are seen tied down for the weekend at Lane Construction

SD50 8649 spends the weekend at Lane Construction in Westfield

After spending two hours at West Springfield Yard ~ith marker trouble, Q437 heads west over Elm St. and knocks the signal down at CP-107.

The West Springfield switcher's power near the intermodal terminal

GP15-1 1550 at West Springfield

GP40-2 6223 at West Springfield

Q119 crosses over the Hudson River and enters Selkirk, NY

The dwarf signal at CP-98 gives a Medium Approach signal for westbound train Q437

Q437 eases down the hill past Springfield Station as Amtrak P449 comes down the hill beside him and Amtrak P056 waits patiently for the Am-bus to arrive from Brattleboro, VT.

The baggage attendant of P449 peeks out of the baggage car as the train slows to a stop at Springfield Station

The northbound Vermonter waits on Track 2a for the southbound Am-bus while the engineer of P449 stretches his legs.

Shortly coming off the Athol Branch, B739 passes the Springfield Station on its way back to West Springfield Yard

Flood detour train X168 heads east over the B&A to Worcester. This train is a combined Q108/Q110, neither of which are B&A trains

Running on short time, Q264 heads east through Springfield Station

Westbound Q283 crosses Williams Riding Way on its way to Buffalo

The last Conrail painted SD60I lays over at West Springfield

Q425 comes off the Pearlman Bridge and holds at CP-SK for room in Selkirk

The impressive and beautiful Alfred E. Smith Memorial Bridge over the Hudson River on the B&A.

Q293 crosses the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Bridge in Selkirk

Q425 stops at CP-SK to await permission into the yard. Its last hand full of cars are strung out on the Pearlman Bridge.

Q274 breaks through the early morning fog on its way east to Framingham

Q168 cuts through the fog along the Westfield River in West Springfield

A pair of SD40-2 guide today's Q264 through the fog.

Amtrak train #493 arrives in Springfield.

Y101 waits for the signal to return to West Springfield.

Q116 passes through CP-98 as a signal maintainer looks on.

Q293 drags a cut of 55 loads out of the yard.

B740 waits in the clear on the PVRR lead. They will tie onto Q293 and push it over Washington Hill.

After waiting over an hour for a parade of eastbounds, Q293 finally gets underway with a pair of GP40-2's shoving on the rear.

SD50-2 2474.

NYCX 79775 enroute to Hobo Railroad in Lincoln, NH.

Fall colors are still vivid here in West Springfield in mid-October.

Q274 passes some vivid fall colors in West Springfield.

Another eastbound passes some great fall colors in West Springfield