RailPictures.Net Photo: Boston & Maine EMD GP7 at Erving, Massachusetts by Don Oltmann

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» Boston & Maine (more..)
» EMD GP7 (more..)

» East of East Dearfield
» Erving, Massachusetts, USA (more..)
» April, 1978

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Pushing east up the Berkshires. One geep still has it's original 1950's maroon and gold paint, albeit the maroon has pretty much faded away leaving mostly dulux gold.

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