Cold Winter Work
Now that winter has waned I may be one of the few around here to lament that. So here is a shot from a cold day several months back that I like as it captures a bit of everything: the classic local freight, the human element, the interesting interconnected track work, 'heritage' New England colors, and that wintery feel.
After NECR 611 got out of their way headed north the Mass Central Railroad local crew alighted from their single unit to line the switch at the south end of their property to enter the interchange track and swing east down to the small yard to drop off and pick up interchange to/from CSXT on this chilly afternoon. GP38-2 1751 (ex PC 7997 blt 7/72) looks sharp in her Boston and Maine inspired bluebird scheme that has has some historic relevance to a small portion of surving B&M trackage operated by the road though most of the line is comprised of the surviving south end of the former Boston and Albany Ware River branch that reached north from here to Winchendon.
To learn more about this independent shortline and its namesake road check out the long caption with this older shot: flic.kr/p/2keeCah
Palmer, Massachusetts
Friday January 7, 2022
Cold Winter Work
Now that winter has waned I may be one of the few around here to lament that. So here is a shot from a cold day several months back that I like as it captures a bit of everything: the classic local freight, the human element, the interesting interconnected track work, 'heritage' New England colors, and that wintery feel.
After NECR 611 got out of their way headed north the Mass Central Railroad local crew alighted from their single unit to line the switch at the south end of their property to enter the interchange track and swing east down to the small yard to drop off and pick up interchange to/from CSXT on this chilly afternoon. GP38-2 1751 (ex PC 7997 blt 7/72) looks sharp in her Boston and Maine inspired bluebird scheme that has has some historic relevance to a small portion of surving B&M trackage operated by the road though most of the line is comprised of the surviving south end of the former Boston and Albany Ware River branch that reached north from here to Winchendon.
To learn more about this independent shortline and its namesake road check out the long caption with this older shot: flic.kr/p/2keeCah
Palmer, Massachusetts
Friday January 7, 2022