Waiting In Worcester
Just a nice vertical I like of this scene
CSX1 and CSX2, two of the roads three F40PH-2s dressed in Baltimore and Ohio inspired paint for their office car train bracket Technical and Research Car sitting in Support 3 with a string of road power. The special units had been in town testing overnight on the Keolis Worcester Mainline alellegedly to confirm the functionality of the ACSES PTC system in advance of a supposed May OCS tour across CSXT's former Pan Am property acquired last year.
CSX1 and CSX2 were built as Amtrak 280 and 395 in Apr. 1978 and Aug. 1985 respectively. CSX1 was originally numbered CSXT 9998 was acquired in trade from the Ohio Central in 2005 along with CSXT 9999 (ex AMTK 280) in trade for five units. CSX2 was originally numbered CSXT 9993 and was leased from Amtrak in 1999 and outright acquired in trade for several switch engines in 2002. Interestingly this unit was one of the group built as trade in and with components from Amtrak's SDP40Fs that were retired early due to myriad issues, and this particular locomotive was built was with parts from Amtrak 621.
I like this scene as it really gives it a sense of place with the MBTA commuter train on spot and the spires of Union Station rising beyond on the far side of Interstate 290. The stunning circa 1911 Union Station built by the Boston and Albany but also serving the New Haven and Boston and Maine Railroads serves as a backdrop. The flags of the US and the Commonwealth fly proudly from the decorative towers which were part of the original station but came down in 1926 after only 15 years. However they rose again some 73 years later as part of the station's Phoenix-like restoration which was completed in 2000 after having been completely abandoned for a quarter century.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Friday April 7, 2023
Waiting In Worcester
Just a nice vertical I like of this scene
CSX1 and CSX2, two of the roads three F40PH-2s dressed in Baltimore and Ohio inspired paint for their office car train bracket Technical and Research Car sitting in Support 3 with a string of road power. The special units had been in town testing overnight on the Keolis Worcester Mainline alellegedly to confirm the functionality of the ACSES PTC system in advance of a supposed May OCS tour across CSXT's former Pan Am property acquired last year.
CSX1 and CSX2 were built as Amtrak 280 and 395 in Apr. 1978 and Aug. 1985 respectively. CSX1 was originally numbered CSXT 9998 was acquired in trade from the Ohio Central in 2005 along with CSXT 9999 (ex AMTK 280) in trade for five units. CSX2 was originally numbered CSXT 9993 and was leased from Amtrak in 1999 and outright acquired in trade for several switch engines in 2002. Interestingly this unit was one of the group built as trade in and with components from Amtrak's SDP40Fs that were retired early due to myriad issues, and this particular locomotive was built was with parts from Amtrak 621.
I like this scene as it really gives it a sense of place with the MBTA commuter train on spot and the spires of Union Station rising beyond on the far side of Interstate 290. The stunning circa 1911 Union Station built by the Boston and Albany but also serving the New Haven and Boston and Maine Railroads serves as a backdrop. The flags of the US and the Commonwealth fly proudly from the decorative towers which were part of the original station but came down in 1926 after only 15 years. However they rose again some 73 years later as part of the station's Phoenix-like restoration which was completed in 2000 after having been completely abandoned for a quarter century.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Friday April 7, 2023