Apr 1988 - Near Selkirk Yard - CR 6611 GE C32-8 Serial # 44496 Built 9/1984
BUOI is stopped at the office in Binghamton, adjacent to the old Erie freight house. I took the opportunity to get a shot of a rare unit on the Tier, C32-8 6611. These units were almost exclusive to the River and Boston Lines, as they were based out of Selkirk. This one got to Oak Island and strayed.
This unidentified 70 car eastbound is passing the station and the entrance to the CV yard at Palmer.
SENH is about to crest the summit of the Berkshires in the last light of day as it makes its way into West Springfield, where it will turn south to New Haven.
SENH passes Woronoco, and will shortly be through Westfield and into West Springfield yard. That's US 20 at left beyond the trees.
SENH has made it over the top, and is now rolling downhill into West Springfield, here passing Becket
There were still some stations on the line, such as this one at Chester. The light is fading as SENH rolls past with 91 cars.
I think it was TV 6, approaches the top of the hill east of Pittsfield Mass en route to Beacon Park with three of the only ten C32-8's ever built. .
In a pose only NS could do, a four unit set of power runs reverse elephant-all units long hood forward. Bet the engineer loved this.
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CR 6611, a C32-8 unique to Conrail, sits outside the office in the old Erie freight house as it gets its switching orders. C 32-8s were uncommon here, as they were based out of Selkirk, and typically were found on the Boston Line over the Berkshires.
Print scan.Ballast Express unit.
Conrail C-32-8 rolls past the little Q Model railroad club here in Aurora, the train is between High St & wood St bridge.
eastbound coal drag approaching Rockville Bridge - Ballast Express gray
Conrail 6632 is on the point of CCPI at Allentown, Pa 4/1995
Conrail 6611 is on the point of a coal train to Bethlehem Steel at CP BURN in Allentown, Pa 4/1995.
TV-9 rolling downgrade near MP 143.
SESP-5 departs SelKirk, NY for West Springfield, MA behind a quartet of C32-8's
TV-6 on the man-made fill between the cuts at the "new location". Note the 5 differant units---SD50, C30-7A, C40-8W, C32-8, and B23-7.
BOEL is hot on TV-9's heels, rounding the horseshoe at 07:59. Third concrete base in line (distant) used to support an indicator mast for the DED at that location.
SBSE nearing North Adams Junction.
Another trio of "Camels" leads SBSE into Pittsfield.
NHSE exits the origional Sate Line bore on track 1.
NHSE exits the origional State Line bore on track 1.
SEBO extra eastbound just below Bancroft. Signal is 130.42.
SENH-5 is pulling out of the North Departure Yard and down to CP-SK with an all GE lash-up. The two b23-7's are being taken to Cedar Hill for the locals.
MBSE at Hinsdale, with one of the old block signals.
NHSE approaching MP 129. (Pentas 6x7, 300mm/w2x)
NHSE coming off the horseshoe, approaching MP 129. (Pentax 6x7, 300mm/w2x)
SBSE at MP 129 behind another trio of, then new, C32-8's.
Westbound TV-9X tops the grade at Washington depot behind another trio of new C32-8's.