Wrapping Up At MP 6
Connecticut Southern Railroad train CSO-3 has just dropped off two feed hoppers at the interchange track here destined for Crop Production Services in Scantic via the CNZR. The train is just south of the Route 194 /Sullivan Ave. crossing at MP 6 on the old New Haven Armory Branch that once served as a roundabout thru route between Hartford and Springfield east of the Connecticut River. The northern end of the line in Massachusetts is now gone, but the entirety in Connecticut remains intact operated by CSO on the southern 10 miles and the Central New England Railroad on a short portion of the state owned trackage north to the state line.
Known as the East Windsor Industrial Track in Conrail days, Railtex acquired CR's Hartford Cluster in 1996 and created the CSO to operate the freight trains via trackage rights on Amtrak's Springfield Line and the connecting branch lines and industrial tracks. Having switched out the Home Depot distribution center on the way they ran as far as this point and are now done with all their customer work for the day. They are just about to start back south to the junction with the Manchester Secondary (the one time Hartford, Providence and Fishkill mainline) in East Hartford where they will turn west to cross the Connecticut River on their way back to the CSO's operations base in the old New Haven Windsor Street yard to call it a day and start their weekend.
The little train now consists of just PW B23-7R 2215 on the south end, two empties and NECR 3855 on the rear. She was built as a straight GP38 in Aug. 1969 as GMO 718 and is now one of only four blue and gold painted NECR units left in service anywhere, albeit not on her adopted 'home rails.'
South Windsor, Connecticut
Friday February 10, 2023
Wrapping Up At MP 6
Connecticut Southern Railroad train CSO-3 has just dropped off two feed hoppers at the interchange track here destined for Crop Production Services in Scantic via the CNZR. The train is just south of the Route 194 /Sullivan Ave. crossing at MP 6 on the old New Haven Armory Branch that once served as a roundabout thru route between Hartford and Springfield east of the Connecticut River. The northern end of the line in Massachusetts is now gone, but the entirety in Connecticut remains intact operated by CSO on the southern 10 miles and the Central New England Railroad on a short portion of the state owned trackage north to the state line.
Known as the East Windsor Industrial Track in Conrail days, Railtex acquired CR's Hartford Cluster in 1996 and created the CSO to operate the freight trains via trackage rights on Amtrak's Springfield Line and the connecting branch lines and industrial tracks. Having switched out the Home Depot distribution center on the way they ran as far as this point and are now done with all their customer work for the day. They are just about to start back south to the junction with the Manchester Secondary (the one time Hartford, Providence and Fishkill mainline) in East Hartford where they will turn west to cross the Connecticut River on their way back to the CSO's operations base in the old New Haven Windsor Street yard to call it a day and start their weekend.
The little train now consists of just PW B23-7R 2215 on the south end, two empties and NECR 3855 on the rear. She was built as a straight GP38 in Aug. 1969 as GMO 718 and is now one of only four blue and gold painted NECR units left in service anywhere, albeit not on her adopted 'home rails.'
South Windsor, Connecticut
Friday February 10, 2023