Springfield, Missouri
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Backside of an severe thunderstorm around 8 p.m. in early May2020.
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BNSF 3181 works the limestone caverns that provide a constant temperature for storing various commodities. From what I understand there are over 3 miles of trackage underground at this location. Pretty neat operation.
I'm overdue for another morning out here, it's always worthwhile. Until then, however, here's one that's been laying around for a while from a trip last year.
Connecticut Southern Railroad's Hartford to Springfield turn job CSO-4 is led by a pair of B39-8Es in the form of orange repainted CSOR 3901 and CSOR 8530 still in its as delivered LMX gray paint and number dating from it Nov. 1987 build date by GE.
They are on Amtrak's Springfield Line main near MP 50 crossing the Connecticut River on the Warehouse Point Bridge crossing from the town of Windsor Locks into Enfield. The 1470 ft long double track bridge (though only one track is in service) dates from 1903 when the circa 1866 iron bridge was rebuilt by the New Haven Railroad, but even that structure was the second one on the site replacing a wooden Howe truss that first crossed here in 1843 by NH predecessor Hartford and Springfield Railroad.
Enfield, Connecticut
Friday March 11, 2022
This is a redo of a photo that I had posted this past Fall. After reviewing, I noticed that the color was a lot cooler looking than how the scene was in real life, and some of the shadows needed a boosting. I'm pretty happy with the result, let me know what you think.
See the original here: flic.kr/p/Rx7ukx
P&W B23-7 # 2215 is seen leading Connecticut Southern Train CSO-4 into Springfield, MA. This engine is one out of eighty eight engines that will be seeing the torch soon, as the G&W was ordered to by the justice department after falsifying tax credits for rebuilding engines to meet EPA emissions standards.
The NS local from Springfield to Decatur zips along the former Wabash mainline through tiny Niantic, Illinois in rural Macon, county, Illinois. The electrical tower occupies the former Illinois Terminal right of way that paralleled the Wabash across much of central Illinois.
Chicago & Illinois Midland EMD SD18 No. 60 sits in repose for the night in September 1984 at the railroad’s locomotive shop in Springfield, Illinois. C&IM had two low nose SD18s, Nos. 60 and 61.
A day off work and the conditions were perfect as we have had ALOT of rain here in Western Pennsylvania lately. Overcast, light drizzle and 59-degrees.
Perfect weather to have a vacation day! ..
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UP SD70M 1616, the Lincoln unit, sits at the Springfield, IL depot towards the end of the public display
Amtrak Northeast Regional train 157 makes some smoke accelerating up to speed leaving the Springfield skyline behind with Phase III heritage unit 145 in the lead.
A set of lite engines with a former BN unit leading, rolls out of the Springfield Underground. The Springfield Underground is a large underground cave system used for storage as a sort of warehouse. It has seen rail service since the Frisco days and today still gets regular rail activity. I have yet to actually go inside since its a privately owned facility but maybe some day I'll get permission and check it out!
A B&O caboose brings up the rear of a northbound Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac pig train at Springfield, Virginia.
On the left, CSO-4 is preparing to pull west through CP 100 to double up their train with a pair of P&W engines on the point. To the right is a CSX GP40-2 and a red GP38-2 waiting to be delivered to the Pioneer Valley Railroad in Westfield. The lead P&W engine on the CSO train had mechanical issues earlier in the morning and the crew had to retrieve the CSO-1 engines from West Springfield in order to get the train into the yard. While this meant I wouldn’t get any shots of the P&W pair returning south in daylight, it was a nice consolation to shoot the four-unit set of power switching in the yard in the late afternoon sun.
Four ex-DM&E/IC&E SD40-2s bring MMNAU past the hulking grain elevator complex outside of Springfield, Minnesota on former C&NW rails.
I attempted to research the Springfield Lumber Company of Springfield WI without much success. Wishing you all a Happy Truck Thursday!
This public park is on the relatively steep slope of the western side of the Lea/Lee valley in Clapton. It was formerly the private park belonging to a large house, which is now used as a municipal building and cafe and has recently been renovated. The roped-off area is a cricket pitch.