On a brisk morning, a cool add on from Selkirk charges east towards the New York/Massachusetts state line at Flints Crossing with hot shot intermodal Q114. The early post merger days offered a col... (more)

Golden hour shines into the cab as Q427 crosses the Mass/NY state line entering Canaan NY.

Amtrak 145 exits the state line tunnel.

A trio of CSX motive power is working hard to get this mixed freight through the many grades of the Berkshires. Q424 is about to pass through State Line Tunnel, almost to the border with Massachu... (more)

A heavy Q424 chugs eastbound through Canaan at the State line tunnel, the fog rolls in over the hill side in the back round on a wet and gray day.

On a frigid January morning, eastbound flagship freight “SEFR-12”(Selkirk Yard to Framingham Ma) storms the curve just west of the NY/Mass state line. This is the 80 MACs first winter in the h... (more)

Checking out the state line tunnels on the way home paids off as Manifest Q425 comes through the Tunnel in the afternoon light with just about 30 miles left in their trip.

A hefty Boston section of the Lake Shore Limited is heading for Beantown, approaching State Line Tunnel.

After meeting it's counterpart in Pittsfield, the 145 bursts into warm sunlight on it's westward journey to Albany/Rensselaer Station.

Time is running out for the SD80MACs in paired sets on the Boston Line as the takeover of CSXT and NS closes in. On a beautiful May afternoon, FRSE bursts out of the craggy bore with some head e... (more)

Two days before the Conrail takeover, a westbound freight exits the famed State Line Tunnels on a beautiful evening.

I was later grateful that I chased this freight from Pittsfield to the State Line Tunnels as it was the last time I would catch a group set of the rare C32-8s leading a Boston Line freight and by... (more)

An odd collection of GE's led by Ballast Express schemed 6619 finds a quick sucker hole of sunshine just west of the NY Mass state line on a moody September afternoon.

On a fine crisp, sunny morning, eastbound hotshot TV-6 curves east of the State Line Tunnels deep in the scenic Taconic Hills of Columbia County about to cross into West Stockbridge Massachuetts ... (more)

Winter Dreamscape

The daily Selkirk to West Springfield manifest is about to emerge from the east portal of the State Line Tunnel on CSXT's Berkshire Subdivision. This is the old ... (more)