Spring is here as Q437 heads west with an all EMD lashup on a beautiful afternoon.

CSO-4 awaits its conductor to walk back to the head and a signal to cross over and head south down the Amtrak Springfield Line to Hartford, CT. Note the size of the locomotive compared to the two ... (more)

F40 trio at Springfield.

ES44DC #5292 leads two older 4400 hp sisters down the hill toward the Connecticut River Bridge, utilizing their dynamic brakes. AMTK P42DC #105 idles away its weekend waiting to be used once again... (more)

Amtrak shuttle rests at Springfield this beautiful afternoon. This was all I saw for trains this afternoon, stopping to railfan after the Big E Train show in West Springfield. Taken with Pentax Op... (more)

CSO 4 is spralled out on the hill as it waits for a signal to go south on the Springfield line to Enfield and then to Hartford.

GP40-2 #6227 assists turning the bigger power on the Guilford/Amtrak/CSX wye. I speculate that the pair is needed to go west but needs to be turned because the SD40-2 does not have cab signals.

I would cry ice after coming from Vermont too. Click Here

After being turned on the Guilford/Amtrak/CSX wye in Springfield (CP 98), this lashup heads back across the Connecticut River to West Springfield Yard.

The southbound Vermonter eases into Springfield Station after another icy trip to and from Vermont. Click Here

Westboand trash train drifts downgrade toward CP 98 and the Connecticut River bridge.

A fairly new ES44DC leads an old SD40-2 and an ex-ATSF SD45, still in the warbonnet scheme.

My hat flew off my head as this thing passed!!! 6 units is uncommon on the Boston Line: 2 SD60s, 2 leased SD40-2s and 2 SD70MACs.

An ex Conrail Dash 8 leads two fairly new ES44DCs through the crossover at CP97 toward West Springfield Yard.