On January 7th, 2023 the Mass Bay Rail Enthusiasts chartered a special train on the Conway Scenic Railroad. The trip featured the matching Boston & Maine 1949 F7As owned by the 470 Railroad Club. ... (more)
Conway Scenic 252 has just crossed the Wiley Brook Trestle on its run up to Crawford Notch. the colors of the locomotive are almost a perfect match for the foliage covering the mountains.
The notch train slowly makes its way across the Frankenstein Trestle with the White Mountains providing a colorful backdrop.
Conway Scenic 252 is crossing the Ammonoosuc River at Fabyan's Station where they will run around their train and start the return trip to North Conway.
After a 6 hour drive from New Jersey and a steep hike, I am rewarded with the northbound Mountaineer about to cross the Wiley Brook Trestle on a gorgeous fall day.
Peak Fall colors envelope Crawford Notch, and more specifically the rails of the former MEC Mountain Division, now operated by Conway Scenic Railroad. Being of Maine Central heritage, 252 is right... (more)
Conway Scenic Railroad's Mountaineer passes over the Frankenstein Trestle at Hart's Location, NH among peak fall color as they climb the grade to Crawford Notch.
Conway Scenic's Harvest Gold Maine Central units lead the mountaineer towards Crawford Notch.
Conway Scenic's "mountaineer" heads north through Bartlett, crossing the Saco River. This former MEC GP38 is right at home.
In what could be a Maine Central photograph from the 1970's, instead is an image of Conway Scenic's Notch Train power trailing on a rare steam excursion through Crawford Notch.
252 just came to a stop and waiting for passengers to disembark.
Here is another picture of the first Mountaineer at The Gateway in Crawford Notch, NH.
