CR 6573

An overview of the fuel plant at Dewitt yard showing camp cars, old PRR sand cars and the nose of a Conrail C30-7a

Randy Curlin Collection

Randy Curlin Collection

NESE readys to head down the Worcester main back to Conrail. Scanned from a slide

heading down to Worcester through the Hill Yard. Scanned from a slide

The shop tracks at Selkirk had a mix of system power that was common across the railroad.

MBSE battling upgrade through North Becket and a little "snow fog". The plate ggirder bridge is the "first" crossing of the Westfield river, as Depot Brook, Yokum Brook, and Shaker Mill Brook all come together out of the picture at right to form the Westfield at this point.

The trio of C30-7A's on SENH strain to get the tonnage up to speed for the 6 miles of 1 1/2% grade staring him right in the face.

SENH departs Pittsfield as local WNPI-10 looks on from the junction yard lead.

Set off work completed, SENH is back together and throttles up for the assault on Washington Hill.

SENH backs in to make his set off at Pittsfield.

SENH has the signal to back into the yard at Pittsfield to set off some cars.

Amtrak 674, which had ducked into the west end of the siding at CP 64 to let 449 by and then backed out to the main again, passes SEPW at 19:06

Amtrak 449 bends around Hammond curve east of CP 57.

Amtrak 449 passes SEPW at CP57.

SEPW arrives at CP 57 in Charlton at 18:37, and gets stabbed for 2 Amtrak trains.

MBSE at MP 129.

MBSE at MP 129.

Westbound light engine move ENG-712 blows through Ballou's at 10:35.

TV-6X at Washington depot, about to start his descent of the east slope.

Almost there, SEPW coming into East Brookfield.

SEPW continues on his approach to East Brookfield at 17:22.

Eastbound SEPW, as viewed through a 500mm lens, approaches East Brookfield through the Brookfield Flats. This tangent is about 2 1/2 miles long, and, considering the topography any east/west railroad in New England has to contend with, that's substantial.

SEBO along/Muddy Pond, approaching MP 138.

Eastbound SEBO cruises past'Muddy Pond. It's rare to see the pond this calm.

The early morning calm is shattered as TV-13 with horns screaming hammers across the D&H at Voorheesville, NY