A trio of units lead the Pan Am Waterville, ME to Ayer, MA train WAAY-19 on April 21, with the ex-HLCX SD40-2 (SD45 carbody) 619 still awaiting its turn in the PAR paint booth.

Something New. Two things in this scene took a little getting used to for this photographer. One is the MBTA locomotive without the traditional ghetto bars over the windshields. T... (more)

Temporary Stablemates. With Guilford having acquired newer six-axle power, the remaining GP9s have been largely put out to pasture, like #71 here on lease to Horizon Milling. With ... (more)

A Pan Am local out of the Ayer yard running long hood first pulls a load of tank cars headed for Veryfine in Littleton. The train will have to hold up and wait for commuter rail traffic before mak... (more)

Recently repainted MEC 612 shines as it trails a light power move to East Deerfield. Also in the consist MEC 605, MEC 319, MEC 508

After waiting for some traffic to clear an empty PW coal train is underway again with a colorful lashup. Power is PW 582, PW 3005, PW 3901, PW 4005, PW 562

A leased NS unit is today's power for the Fitchburg local. Seen here assembling power at CPF WL.

Guilford/Pan Am train ED495 is seen departing Ayer heading east towards Lowell.

Westbound POED (Portland ME to East Deerfield MA) creeps through CPF 312 heading into Ayer MA, catching the last pocket of daylight. CPF 312 spent a few days under water not too long ago, and it'... (more)

Running with foreign power on a sunny Saturday, this edition of AYMO attracted quite the crowd of railfans to Ayer. Seen here at West Main Street with the rear end and conductor still in the yard... (more)

Prairie Skyscrapers. Massachusetts certainly isn't a prairie state, but Ayer is nonetheless home to a prairie skyscraper operated by Horizon Milling, complete with its own NW2. This July ... (more)

Led by two BNSF GEVO's, Pan Am Southern train AYMO doubles their consist before departing.

The Waiting Game. Even though AYMO has his train together and air test completed, he still must sit and wait as MBTA 421 sneaks by on the other track. Inbound counterpart 422 will also ge... (more)

An outbound MBTA commuter train passes through CPF-AY at sunset.