Obligatory shot at the Willows. The BFPO passes CPF-WL and starts it's trek up the "Stony Brook Line" en route to Portland, ME. I hope to see the old SD40-2's around for awhile longer, a... (more)

The Empty Grain Train waits for his conductor just before Walker Road in Ayer. Sometimes it’s not always about what you see trackside, sometimes it’s about what you hear. While waiting for... (more)

The crew of the POSE (Portland - Selkirk) has the AC cranked up as they approach the east wye a few minutes before some thunderstorms settle in.

The POSE (Portland - Selkirk) crosses over as it heads for the yard after a brief wait for an eastbound to exit the east wye. Meanwhile, a Loram rail grinder waits out the weekend on a siding just... (more)

An MBTA commuter train hustles across Sandy Pond Road in Ayer en route to Boston. The 1052 bears a decal on its nose commemorating the opening of the Greenbush Station in Scituate, MA. The decal h... (more)

The POSE (Portland - Selkirk) makes it's way into Ayer as it crosses Sandy Pond Road.

One of Pan Am's two painted ex-CSX C40-8's shoves its train into the yard in Ayer.

Wearing the blue dip paint job that replaced its original maroon and yellow, Boston & Maine RS3 1511 heads up a short local freight westbound on the mainline at Ayer, MA, on a fall afternoon.

A Boston & Maine GP9 trio charges through downtown Ayer, MA, with a westbound freight en route to Mechanicville, NY. Three to five unit sets of GP9s and GP18s were the usual road power on the Fitc... (more)

One of Pan Am's "new" GE's shove the water train back down the west wye into the yard.

Wearing a fresh coat of bright Imron blue paint, Boston & Maine GP9 1702 and the buggy assigned to local freight AY-1 swing around the wye at Ayer, MA, during a switching move.

An MBTA Fitchburg-Boston local comprised of an FP-10 cab unit and depowered RDC coaches accelerates away from the station stop on Boston & Maine trackage at Ayer, MA, on a summer morning.

After dropping off GATX lease units, 28N's power returns light back to their train, temporarily putting 8103 in the "lead".

Having just wyed their power, the crew of the 287 prepares to depart for Mechanicville, NY and beyond.