M426 at CPF-AY
On a humid mid June morning at just after 9:00am M426 gets underway out of Hill Yard in Ayer, MA with CSXT 464 - CSXT 316 - CSXT 471 and a good sized train.
CSX power in Ayer is nothing new but seeing them east of Hill Yard resumed June 1 once the sale closed and since the last time CSX power went to Rigby five years ago ACSES has been installed on all of the Keolis lines, limiting what can lead the freights. This has meant CW44AC's in the high 400 series have become the norm as they are usually the assigned power on the Metro North Hudson line. At least now and then you can get a YN2 leader, as this day M427 had one leading.
June 15, 2022
M426 at CPF-AY
On a humid mid June morning at just after 9:00am M426 gets underway out of Hill Yard in Ayer, MA with CSXT 464 - CSXT 316 - CSXT 471 and a good sized train.
CSX power in Ayer is nothing new but seeing them east of Hill Yard resumed June 1 once the sale closed and since the last time CSX power went to Rigby five years ago ACSES has been installed on all of the Keolis lines, limiting what can lead the freights. This has meant CW44AC's in the high 400 series have become the norm as they are usually the assigned power on the Metro North Hudson line. At least now and then you can get a YN2 leader, as this day M427 had one leading.
June 15, 2022