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2M62UM-0094 with freight train and DR1AM-246.3 with Riga - Zipule service meet between Pļaviņas and Koknese
Mixed freight, rolling away. Photographed along Norfolk Southern's heavily used Pittsburgh Line.
Nikkor 300mm f/4, wide open.
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For Freight Car Friday here is an overview of one of New England's largest and most famous facilities, Rigby Yard. With no locomotives in sight the eye is draw to the multitude of colorful freight cars still dominated by boxcars as is traditon in the Pine Tree State. Also noteworthy is the cut of spine cars loaded with blue Eimskip containers and used to transport Poland Spring water from Waterville to Ayer, a rare shorthaul intraline move that was one of Pan Am's rare innovative successes in recent years.
The more than 200 acre yard complex was built by the Portland Terminal Company in 1923 on the grounds of the old Rigby Park, a harness tracing track that operated from 1893 to 1899 then sat unused until 1922 when it was sold to the PT which was looking to consolidate multiple smaller and older legacy yards around the Portland area.
New owner CSXT is pouring a lot of money into this yard which was once a massive joint facility serving the PT and its two Class 1 owners the Boston and Maine and the Maine Central Railroads. I'm not sure what the future holds but its nice to see track work, site cleanup, and building repairs after decades of neglect by owner Guilford Transportation (later Pan Am Railways).
This telephoto view was taken from the Pleasant Hill Road overpass technically in the town Scarborough near MP 200 on CSXT's ex Pan Am Freight Main, the north end of the former Boston and Maine Portland Division.
South Portland, Maine
Saturday February 18, 2023
The freight Chord linking Dollands Moor to High Speed One is only used once or twice a day at most and therefore is always a little "slippy" Add in the fact it is so steep its a struggle for even a class 92 to get up with a train. The in cab signalling speed up here is 30 KMH and if the speedo were to go over 35 KMH then the TVM would sense it and apply the brakes. So if the wheels start slipping the speedo goes over 35 KMH and the brakes would apply so the best option is to "sand" the rails on the climb whilst applying full power to actually get the train up and over the hill so to speak without the wheels slipping. 92 011 is seen on full power and sand being applied as the sun rises over D Moor on 6L23 0528 D Moor-Ripple Lane Exchange Sidings via High Speed One.
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ST44-1265 (ex-ST44-1083) with cement wagons, as the freight train from Działoszyn to Lipusz is about to pass Olpuch Wdzydze passenger stop (unused). The modernization of this locomotive (new Kolomna diesel engine) has been completed two months ago. July 8, 2020.
Photo by Jarek / Chester
ST44-1265 (czyli ex-1083) z pociągiem towarowym relacji Działoszyn -Lipusz, na łuku przed przystankiem w Olpuchu, czyli jesteśmy we Wdzydzkim Parku Krajobrazowym. 8 lipca 2020 roku, czyli nie minęły dwa miesiące od ukończenia modernizacji lokomotywy - pewnie dlatego mimo wysiłku nie widać żadnego zadymienia. Pociąg minie właśnie wiadukt nad lokalną drogą.
Fot. Jarek / Chester
A mixture of freight groups all going towards the port of Burgas. First up are some open E-cars with bentonite from Kardzhali, then we have a group of containers and at the end a few more E-cars with scrap metal. Hauled by locomotive 46 033 of BDZ Cargo.
This photo was taken at the freight station in Mannheim germany, with an Olympus OMD EM 10. A lens I used an Olympus M.9-18.
Eastbound manifest freight 14G crosses from Track 2 to Track 1 at Control Point PACK, near Torrance, Pennsylvania. PACK comes from Packsaddle Gap, where the Conemaugh River breaches Chestnut Ridge. The Pittsburgh Line follows the meandering Conemaugh through the Laurel Highlands.
ÖBB 1163 002 'Dieter' + 1163 011 'Bartl' are seen at Golling an der Salzach whilst working a mixed freight train in the direction of Salzburg on the 12 June 2025.
We missed these on our previous visit, but today we were kindly informed by a local photographer that these were running earlier than last time. He also mentioned that there were a pair of Swiss locos on the way, with a grain train, but we lost the light so all decided to call it a day. The BLS locos eventually passed us at Werfen on our way back towards Bischofshofen, such a shame that we couldn't see them here.
For Freight Car Friday here's a look at a string of system cars entrained on CSXT train C748 rolling southbound along the west bank of the Hudson River at about MP 46.4 on modern day CSXT's busy River Sub. This loaded coal train loaded at Core Natural Resource's Bailey Mine on the former Monongahela Railway's Manor Branch, then originated from Newell Yard and was ultimately destined for the Consol Marine Terminal in Baltimore for export. Normally these trains would take the direct route to Baltimore via the former Baltimore and Ohio mainline thru Cumberland, but due to the track outage for the Howard Street tunnel clearance project they are taking a massive detour in order to get to the port because it is located north of the tunnel on the east side of the Patapsco River. This detour routing has meant the temporary return of regular unit coal trains to this line for the first time in many years much to the delight of fans.
As for this cut of cars per the folks at Railcarphotos.com these are 51 ft 286K rotary dump bathtub gons in series 300000-300449 built by FreightCar America, Job 120010, Jul-Oct 2010.
Highlands, New York
Saturday May 31, 2025
31185 +117 820625 Stratford
A fairly typical scene from the early 80's were these freights which criss-crossed London with with various loads.
31185 and 31117 swing through Stratford with a train on a very damp and gloomy 25th June 1982.
This was the last spot on this impromptu chase of surprise CSXT company train W036 on this fun early autumn day as they approach the Center Bridge Rd. crossing at MP WOR6.8 (the new CSXT milepost) on the former Pan Am Railway nee Boston and Maine Railroad Worcester mainline. At right stands the historic freight house still dressed in tattered peeling standard B&M colors. They are heading down to Clinton to load up the system tie gang which had been working in the area for months in the ongoing effort to rehabilitate CSXT's former Pan Am property. A sharp pair of SD40-2s (8833 blt. Sep. 1978 as CR 6442 and 8365 blt. Apr. 1969 as a straight SD40 CO 7506) were a pleasant surprise and worthy of this mini chase.
Lancaster, Massachusetts
Friday September 26, 2025
Freightliner class 66/5 no. 66618 'Railway Illustrated Annual Photographic Awards Alan Barnes' passes through Ely station on 11th March 2010 with a rake of Bardon Aggregates hopper wagons.
For a late Freight Car Friday offering here's a view of Berkshire and Eastern Railroad train EDMO is exiting the west portal of the 4.75 mile long Hoosac Tunnel at MP 420.4 on the B&E operated Pan Am Southern Freight Mainline, the one time Boston and Maine Fitchburg Division.
The classic Conrail can opener logo adorns an empty tri level auto rack that provides a great visual of how tight the clearances are on this legendary bore. Orignally double tracked, when the tunnel was reduced to single track in 1957 the rails were centered to allow for TOFC loads. Clearances were increased in 1997 by lowering the track and again in 2007 by notching the roof providing the current clearance of 19 ft 6 in to clear most auto racks as well as double stacked international containers.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Saturday November 23, 2024
I ended the beautiful day at the elevated track near Hrastovlje, almost halfway the climb from Koper to Črnotiče. The RG1604 to Maribor and Budapest was followed by an uphill container train. It is seen here at the entrance of Hrastovlje station, which is today only served by a bus service. Above the train, on the other side of the valley, the tracks cut through the steep hills. The train will be there in only a few minutes.
SZ 363 025, train 43622 Koper > Dunajska Streda. Hrastovlje, July 12, 2024.
For this week's Freight Car Friday we see FLRX 5612 entrained on CSXT Selkirk to Worcester manifest M436 (which had run around M264 at Palmer) crossing the ancient double stone arch bridge over the Quabog River at about MP 75.5 on modern day CSXT's Boston Subdivision, the once and forever Boston and Albany Railroad mainline.
This is a 65 ft 286K pressure differential covered hopper built by Trinity Industries between Dec. 1996 and Feb. 1997 as part of a 70 car order for ADM Transportation. The car is loaded with flour for Gold Medal Bakery in Fall River by way of Framingham, Attleboro and Taunton for interchange to Mass Coastal Railroad for final delivery.
Warren, Massachusetts
Wednesday December 3, 2025