I022 Along The Quaboag
I hadn't been out to this favorite spot in months, but since it was splendidly beautiful decided to take a little drive after work to see what the color looked like. It is getting pretty good and I think I'll need to get back here once or twice more as it peaks. Here is morning stalwart train I022 (Syracuse to Worcester intermodal) crossing crossing the Quaboag River at about MP 75.5 on CSXT's Boston Subdivision. Running 1×1 DPU with locos head and rear, CSXT 3179 (GE ES44AC-H blt. Apr. 2012) is seen here on the point.
Thanks to a new family of beavers that built a lodge right on the shore last year there are a lot less trees and brush and the scene is nicely opened up and has been kept clear by the industrious rodents. The ancient twin stone arch bridge dates from the line's construction in 1839 as the Western Railroad, that when completed in 1842 formed the longest and most expensive railroad constructed in the United States up to that point.
The three predecessors merged to form the Boston and Albany Railroad in 1870. Thirty years later the B&A was leased by the New York Central Railroad and the line would pass successively to the Penn Central in 1968, Conrail in 1976 and CSXT in 1999. To this day it remains as the preeminent freight route and the only Class 1 trunk line still serving New England...truly a testament to the forethought of those who laid out and built the line over 180 years ago.
Warren, Massachusetts
Wednesday October 13, 2022
I022 Along The Quaboag
I hadn't been out to this favorite spot in months, but since it was splendidly beautiful decided to take a little drive after work to see what the color looked like. It is getting pretty good and I think I'll need to get back here once or twice more as it peaks. Here is morning stalwart train I022 (Syracuse to Worcester intermodal) crossing crossing the Quaboag River at about MP 75.5 on CSXT's Boston Subdivision. Running 1×1 DPU with locos head and rear, CSXT 3179 (GE ES44AC-H blt. Apr. 2012) is seen here on the point.
Thanks to a new family of beavers that built a lodge right on the shore last year there are a lot less trees and brush and the scene is nicely opened up and has been kept clear by the industrious rodents. The ancient twin stone arch bridge dates from the line's construction in 1839 as the Western Railroad, that when completed in 1842 formed the longest and most expensive railroad constructed in the United States up to that point.
The three predecessors merged to form the Boston and Albany Railroad in 1870. Thirty years later the B&A was leased by the New York Central Railroad and the line would pass successively to the Penn Central in 1968, Conrail in 1976 and CSXT in 1999. To this day it remains as the preeminent freight route and the only Class 1 trunk line still serving New England...truly a testament to the forethought of those who laid out and built the line over 180 years ago.
Warren, Massachusetts
Wednesday October 13, 2022