M427 at Hartwell Street
CSX M427 ducks underneath the Hartwell Street bridge in West Boylston on a warm late-May evening in 2023. Leading the way on the improved trackage down to Worcester was CSXT 1712, an EMD SD40E3 rebuild equipped with ACSES PTC to lead over MBTA territory. Before CSX installed continuous welded rail here, the only evidence of the railroad through all the greenery on the ground were the railheads which made for a pretty interesting shot. While that isn't quite the case anymore, there are still plenty of weeds and what remains of the original ground cover seems to be thriving.
M427 at Hartwell Street
CSX M427 ducks underneath the Hartwell Street bridge in West Boylston on a warm late-May evening in 2023. Leading the way on the improved trackage down to Worcester was CSXT 1712, an EMD SD40E3 rebuild equipped with ACSES PTC to lead over MBTA territory. Before CSX installed continuous welded rail here, the only evidence of the railroad through all the greenery on the ground were the railheads which made for a pretty interesting shot. While that isn't quite the case anymore, there are still plenty of weeds and what remains of the original ground cover seems to be thriving.