On a perfectly frigid New England day a big eastbound manifest rounds the "famous" Pownal Curve along the Hoosic River on the former Boston & Maine mainline now operated by the Pan Am Southern. D... (more)
After a drop off at Hoosick Junction for the VTR, the crew of this light RJED head east for East Deerfield with one of three former Trona Railway SD45-2s obtained in July for the Pan Am.
On a somber day of rememberance, a loaded Bow coal train snakes around the scenic curve at North Pownal today with a nice treat leading on a gorgeous, clear Saturday.
Mornings in the summer time tend to be the most difficult to shoot ideally at this scenic curve. Often the sun is too low(shadows on the tracks) or too high(most of the day) by the time the tra... (more)
A close call in nailing a 'dream shot' of three 'blue dip' PAR schemed units on a late afternoon eastbound at this famed curve. But the 50 OMYA tankers and smoking power more than made up for a... (more)
A pair of BNSF Dash 9's lead an empty coal train west through the southern tip of Vermont on Guilford Rail System trackage. The train will be handed off to CP at Mohawk Yard in NY, then eventually... (more)
NHB-14, a loaded coal train bound for Bow, NH passes a rural Vermont scene on a mild January afternoon in the southwest corner of the state.
