Springfield Departure
This is the view down from the new Springfield Union Station parking garage situated just north of CSXT's ex Boston and Albany main. I'd never been up here before but it offers a nice view down on to CP98 and the passenger platforms with a great view of the downtown core of New England's fourth largest city and the myriad historic buildings. Afternoon light is perfect for photography up here but alas the sun did not cooperate at train time.
Here is CTrail train 4407 departing for New Haven with one of the rebuilt and freshly repainted former Shoreline East GP40-3Hs leading. To see what this unit looked like before her second rebuild check out this earlier photo of mine: flic.kr/p/2kPFMgG
The Amtrak consist at left will follow south 90 min later as shuttle train 475.
The large building directly behind the locomotive is the old post office and federal building constructed in 1832 of polished Indiana limestone in the Art Moderne style. The post office moved out in 1967 and in 1983 the building was sold to the state and has house offices of the commonwealth ever since.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Friday March 14, 2021
Springfield Departure
This is the view down from the new Springfield Union Station parking garage situated just north of CSXT's ex Boston and Albany main. I'd never been up here before but it offers a nice view down on to CP98 and the passenger platforms with a great view of the downtown core of New England's fourth largest city and the myriad historic buildings. Afternoon light is perfect for photography up here but alas the sun did not cooperate at train time.
Here is CTrail train 4407 departing for New Haven with one of the rebuilt and freshly repainted former Shoreline East GP40-3Hs leading. To see what this unit looked like before her second rebuild check out this earlier photo of mine: flic.kr/p/2kPFMgG
The Amtrak consist at left will follow south 90 min later as shuttle train 475.
The large building directly behind the locomotive is the old post office and federal building constructed in 1832 of polished Indiana limestone in the Art Moderne style. The post office moved out in 1967 and in 1983 the building was sold to the state and has house offices of the commonwealth ever since.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Friday March 14, 2021