The Pan Am OCS crosses the Deerfield River after exiting the Hoosac Tunnel into daylight in Florida, MA The foliage was pretty close to peak at this point making for a great day chasing the OCS on... (more)

PAR 1 (ex-CN FP9) leads the Pan Am Railways OCS out of the Hoosac Tunnel eastbound. Once double-tracked and electrified, the 4.75-mile long Hoosac Tunnel is currently the longest railroad tunnel e... (more)

On a stunning day in the Hoosac Range, the foliage is on fire at its peak as the Pan Am “Clipper” OCS rumbles past the “soapstone” siding just east of the Hoosac Tunnel on its latest tour of the s... (more)

Pan Am's OCS splits CPF-415 (East Portal) on their way east from Mechanicville.

The Pan Am OCS is seen exiting the East Portal of the 4.75 mile long Hoosac Tunnel. The train is carrying potential buyers of the railroad and is traveling to Maine. The Hoosac Tunnel is one of th... (more)

The Pan Am OCS is seen crossing the Deerfield River after just exiting the East Portal of the Hoosac Tunnel. The train is headed East with executives on board, possibly potential buyers.

Sporting the traditional white flags designating an extra movement, a set of Boston & Maine RDCs chartered by the Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts poses at the east portal of Hoosac Tunnel i... (more)

Out of the Maw

Winter Dreamscape - Part 2

The prior Saturday I got this amazing image at State Line Tunnel: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/680266/

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Before the Fall!

Less than two weeks after this shot was taken - on February 12th - a portion of the west end of the 150 year old bore would collapse severing Pan Am Southern's... (more)

Built between 1851 and 1877, the nearly five-mile-long Hoosac tunnel earned the nickname "The Bloody Pit" as it claimed the lives of over two hundred workers during its construction. One of the mo... (more)

Built between 1851 and 1877, the nearly five-mile-long Hoosac tunnel earned the nickname "The Bloody Pit" as it claimed the lives of over two hundred workers during its construction. One of the ... (more)

While Pan Am Railways rosters two FP9As, PAR-1 and PAR-2, the latter rarely has the opportunity to lead and has only led trains once or twice previously, since being placed in service by PAR. On ... (more)

Conrail blue stands out in the perpetual darkness at the east portal of the Hossac Tunnel. Relics of the Boston & Maine electrification through the tunnel still stand more than 100 years after the... (more)

Time for a story.

So, as a railfan and photographer we all have those places we have to see and shoot once in our lives. Those "bucket list" spots that are Meccas for those of ... (more)

287 heads east at Hossac Tunnel East Portal