Boston & Maine GP18 1754 displays its classic profile as it rolls through Shirley, MA, on the point of a westbound freight.

On a warm fall day shortly after the Boston & Maine and Maine Central began pooling road diesels, B&M train POME (Portland, ME, to Mechanicville, NY) rolls west through Shirley, MA, behind two MEC... (more)

Two GE's lead the POED (Portland - East Deerfield) west under the signal bridge at Shirley.

While waiting for NS 22k to come through with the 8105 Interstate heritage unit, we see 23K moving through, with a conisist of 2 dash 9s, and an SD-70 ACE

Today's installment of the 23K chugs westward under the signals at Shirley. It's the Groundhog Day of trains around here, rarely anything other than one of about six staple freight trains in these... (more)

A pleasant change from the usual mundane NS ponies, a trio of BNSF locomotives lead the 23K westward through Shirley.

The obligatory shot at the signals at Shirley. The 23K chugs westward with a former Conrail GE at the helm. Nice to see the marker lights still intact after 24 years and 3 owners.

After dumping stone in Fitchburg for an ongoing tie replacement project, the MBTA Work-Extra shoves their train back to Boston. Power is provided by two of four GP38-2's on lease from GMTX.

On an fall morning, Boston & Maine GP18s 1754 and 1850 and two GP9s roll west through Shirley, MA, with train BASE (Bangor, ME, to Rotterdam Jct., NY, via MEC/B&M). It was unusual by this time to ... (more)

The sound of horns shatter the silence as 28N with a couple colorful leaders rolls through the small town of Shirley. PRLX 9555 started as BN 9555 before becoming part of BNSF. It is now owned by ... (more)

28N blasts passed the Shirley station shack with the Penn Central heritage unit in the lead. The unit is starting to resemble its heritage paint with a heavy coating of dirt and several large pain... (more)

Boston & Maine train EDSA (East Deerfield to Salem, MA), with one of the B&M's six GP18s on the point, has a Delaware & Hudson RS11 joining the B&M Geeps that were the usual power on this job at t... (more)

POED charges through snowy Shirley Center with a 4x EMD lashup - Pan Am EMDs, once ubiquitous, are now a rare breed!

The 23K has an extra Canadian visitor tucked in it's consist as it leans into the curve at Shirley.

A pair of Maine Central GP38s bracket a Delaware & Hudson U23B on Guilford system train POPY (Portland, ME, to Potomac Yard, VA, via B&M/D&H) westbound on the B&M mainline at Shirley, MA. The fron... (more)