Over/Under At 3rd Ave
Just a simple shot I had laying around that was shared on FB a while ago but figured was worth dropping into the Flickr albums.
Here we see Pan Am Railways GP40 MEC 345 a mainstay in Boston for the BO-1 and BO-2 crews at the time. It's parked on the other side of 3rd Ave. on what was called the 3rd Iron Extension. Behind her looking toward FX interlocking is one of the few remaining relics from the Boston & Maine's massive early 1930s rebuilding and terminal modernization, the New Hampshire Route "High Line" truss bridge. Sailing overhead is an inbound train from Lowell with venerable F40PH-2C 1029 pushing on the rear.
Since the date of this photo Pan Am has been sold to CSXT and while Pan Am locomotives are still assigned to BO-1 MEC 345 is now longer able to work the job account it does not have ACSES and ATC. MBTA 1029 has since left the property for Erie, and upon return will be a 3C wearing the new scheme. Lastly while the high line bridge remains its replacement is now actively under construction and soon enough it too will be gone....everything changes....so shoot it now whenever you can.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Thursday September 12, 2019
Over/Under At 3rd Ave
Just a simple shot I had laying around that was shared on FB a while ago but figured was worth dropping into the Flickr albums.
Here we see Pan Am Railways GP40 MEC 345 a mainstay in Boston for the BO-1 and BO-2 crews at the time. It's parked on the other side of 3rd Ave. on what was called the 3rd Iron Extension. Behind her looking toward FX interlocking is one of the few remaining relics from the Boston & Maine's massive early 1930s rebuilding and terminal modernization, the New Hampshire Route "High Line" truss bridge. Sailing overhead is an inbound train from Lowell with venerable F40PH-2C 1029 pushing on the rear.
Since the date of this photo Pan Am has been sold to CSXT and while Pan Am locomotives are still assigned to BO-1 MEC 345 is now longer able to work the job account it does not have ACSES and ATC. MBTA 1029 has since left the property for Erie, and upon return will be a 3C wearing the new scheme. Lastly while the high line bridge remains its replacement is now actively under construction and soon enough it too will be gone....everything changes....so shoot it now whenever you can.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Thursday September 12, 2019