Good old Days? With the orange borg now firmly entrenched on the New England Central, is the day coming when we looked at the Blue & Gold years as the good old days of the NECR?

Bringing Up The Rear In Style. Back in 2009, the primary attraction was on the front of the train. But with a Super Dome and Skytop lounge bringing up the markers, the rear end of ... (more)

The second morning of an epic ten-day trip to Michigan for TrainFestival 2009. Shot from just outside the gate looking north from under the 18th Street overpass.

Lots Of Alcos. And some MLWs, too. I count 7.

The White Whale. I had been trying to track down the new P&W units on my late-night, after-work jaunts to Worcester. After seeing a pic on NERAIL of P&W 100 on the Gardner job the ... (more)

Plans Altered. At this point in the night, I had planned on hiking back into the bridge over Deep River Creek. That plan came to end when I got out of the car and heard a lot of how... (more)

Photo Stop! I forget how many times Steve Barry yelled the words "Photo Stop" during the Super Saturday PCC charter, but it was a lot.

Now-departed S4 #1055 leads train 31 north past one of my favorite photo spots, Moat Brook Trestle. Since the photo was taken, #1055 has been sold to the Downeast Scenic Railroad, and is running ... (more)

Don't Be That Guy. When we got to 40th and Lancaster in the City Of Brotherly Love, we did a photo stop. Stopping the car to let 40 guys get out backed up quite a few vehicles behi... (more)

Back At Mumford River. A loaded ethanol train with NS power heads south at a familiar location on the P&W's Providence main line in Uxbridge. With foliage peaking, I thought it was... (more)