A Present From M424
Next up on this fabulous day trackside with some great friends from New Jersey and Virginia we headed west because they were interested in a little bonus we heard was enroute.
CSXT Selkirk to West Springfield manifest train M424 has an interesting assortment of power including two modern GEVOs, an older AC400CW in YN2 paint, a GP40-2 presumably for either the West Springfield or New Haven pools and HRRC 1512 which is being set out here along with the rest of the inbound delivery for the Hoosatonic Railroad.
The Housy is the operator of the former New Haven Berkshire Line down to Canaan and Danbury, Connecticut and this is their primary interchange point. This locomotive is the third of three newly acquired rebuilt EMD GP15Ts and a welcome sight arriving in fresh Housatonic paint. The road has been the exclusive domain of leased GATX power for the last several years so the return of this sharp green and yellow is cause for celebration. This particular locomotive was built in October 1982 as Chesapeake and Ohio 1512 and delivered in flashy Chessie System colors and then would wear several different CSXT schemes before finally being retired and ending up in the LTEX lease fleet.
They are seen here at about MP 148.2 on modern day CSXT's Berkshire Sub mainline, the former Boston and Albany Railroad switching into the remains of the old West Yard located just beyond the Junction Road overpass.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Thursday January 23, 2025
A Present From M424
Next up on this fabulous day trackside with some great friends from New Jersey and Virginia we headed west because they were interested in a little bonus we heard was enroute.
CSXT Selkirk to West Springfield manifest train M424 has an interesting assortment of power including two modern GEVOs, an older AC400CW in YN2 paint, a GP40-2 presumably for either the West Springfield or New Haven pools and HRRC 1512 which is being set out here along with the rest of the inbound delivery for the Hoosatonic Railroad.
The Housy is the operator of the former New Haven Berkshire Line down to Canaan and Danbury, Connecticut and this is their primary interchange point. This locomotive is the third of three newly acquired rebuilt EMD GP15Ts and a welcome sight arriving in fresh Housatonic paint. The road has been the exclusive domain of leased GATX power for the last several years so the return of this sharp green and yellow is cause for celebration. This particular locomotive was built in October 1982 as Chesapeake and Ohio 1512 and delivered in flashy Chessie System colors and then would wear several different CSXT schemes before finally being retired and ending up in the LTEX lease fleet.
They are seen here at about MP 148.2 on modern day CSXT's Berkshire Sub mainline, the former Boston and Albany Railroad switching into the remains of the old West Yard located just beyond the Junction Road overpass.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Thursday January 23, 2025