265 at Moore's
Norfolk Southern 265 rounds the west leg of Ayer wye as they build their train to head west. Serving as leader on this snowy late-February morning was NS 6971, an EMD SD60E equipped with ACSES PTC to lead over MBTA territory between here and Ayer and CPF-335 in Westminster. This would be my first shot of a chase that would take me all the way to the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel, something which had been on my list of things to do for a while up until this point. Right around this time, the 265 crew on duty time was changed to make for a noon-time departure from Ayer, meaning that I could do the whole chase to the tunnel and then some in daylight.
265 at Moore's
Norfolk Southern 265 rounds the west leg of Ayer wye as they build their train to head west. Serving as leader on this snowy late-February morning was NS 6971, an EMD SD60E equipped with ACSES PTC to lead over MBTA territory between here and Ayer and CPF-335 in Westminster. This would be my first shot of a chase that would take me all the way to the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel, something which had been on my list of things to do for a while up until this point. Right around this time, the 265 crew on duty time was changed to make for a noon-time departure from Ayer, meaning that I could do the whole chase to the tunnel and then some in daylight.