Around 12:45am on Monday, January 23, 2023, a pair of Connecticut Southern SD40-2s break the early morning silence, as train CSO-1 rolls down track 2 at Meriden Station. This nocturnal job runs fr... (more)

In Windsor Locks, the popular locations for photographing trains are along Route 159 which parallels the Springfield Line, the former New Haven Railroad Depot, and the bridge spanning the Connecti... (more)

Waiting For The Light. On Friday, November 25, 2022, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Connecticut Southern CSO-4 was reported by the crew as 100 cars long, causing the dispatcher to hold the train at... (more)

Quick return to Hartford, from Springfied for the crew through the conservation area.

The usual pair of Connecticut Southern B39-8s head train CSO-4 southbound through Windsor Locks on the afternoon of October 20, 2022.

Connecticut Southern CSO-4 southbound at Windsor.

It is a pleasant fall morning at the Farmington River Bridge in Windsor, as a pair of Connecticut Southern B39-8s are in charge of northbound train CSO-4 towards Springfield, MA.

As of late, CSX has been struggling to deliver cars for the Connecticut Southern interchange in West Springfield, which is due to a number of things including a shortage of train crews. On Saturda... (more)

On an October afternoon along the Connecticut River in Enfield, a fisherman takes advantage of the low water, as the daily Connecticut Southern freight CSO-4 from West Springfield to Hartford pass... (more)

Connecticut Southern train CSO-4 with two B39-8s and an SD40-2, cross its namesake river between Enfield and Windsor Locks on a humid July afternoon. Notice how low the river is due to the lack of... (more)

After shooting Pan Am Railways train EDPL crossing the Connecticut River, which I posted already, I waited for the weekday Connecticut Southern train CSO-4. While locomotives running long hood for... (more)

Connecticut Southern CSO-4 with a 4 unit lashup of EMDs and GEs plus 66 cars passes in Windsor on a spring afternoon.

Most of what you'll see on Amtrak's Springfield Line is passenger equipment, but if you play your cards right, you can reliably catch Connecticut Southern's Hartford, CT-West Springfield, MA turn ... (more)

Hartford to West Springfield train CSO-4 gingerly makes its way over the Amtrak Connecticut River bridge. Clever dispatching is involved here, as the freight was slotted between a CTrail commuter ... (more)

Passing over the Farmington River on the way to West Springfield to interchange with CSX. P&W 2215 and OHCR 8530 and 15 empties.