Bill Matta
Pool power
The Grafton & Upton local pulls west on the Keolis Milford Running Track to clear the G&U switch and enter home rails at Milford, MA. In addition to empties from Bluelinx & Garelick Farms, they also had MBTA F40PH-3C #1074 in their consist, destined for some repair work at the G&U enginehouse.
The 1074 had been delivered to the Bluelinx siding for pickup by the G&U by the Keolis power wash job, which had run out the Franklin Branch from Readville earlier.
A few.weeks previously, an extra had delivered F40PH-3C #1057 to the G&U for similar work via the B&A at N. Grafton.
The G&U had taken over servicing those consignees from CSX in the recent past. The CSX era typically saw GP40-2s here. In the Conrail years, 9500s (SW1500s) would occasionally break up the steady diet of B23-7s and GP15-1s here.
November 19, 2021
Pool power
The Grafton & Upton local pulls west on the Keolis Milford Running Track to clear the G&U switch and enter home rails at Milford, MA. In addition to empties from Bluelinx & Garelick Farms, they also had MBTA F40PH-3C #1074 in their consist, destined for some repair work at the G&U enginehouse.
The 1074 had been delivered to the Bluelinx siding for pickup by the G&U by the Keolis power wash job, which had run out the Franklin Branch from Readville earlier.
A few.weeks previously, an extra had delivered F40PH-3C #1057 to the G&U for similar work via the B&A at N. Grafton.
The G&U had taken over servicing those consignees from CSX in the recent past. The CSX era typically saw GP40-2s here. In the Conrail years, 9500s (SW1500s) would occasionally break up the steady diet of B23-7s and GP15-1s here.
November 19, 2021