A bit banged and bruised along with a number punched in, this GP7 still is purring at 55+ years old!
A GP35 (ST 204) heads the line of engines on the dead track including a gray MEC 303. ST12 (GP7R) and MEC 500 are sitting at the service tower to the right.
NA-1 heads south with it's train picked up from Manchester with including a 50 ton military recovery vehicle as the first load.
Mix of color and power ready to roll south on this empty coal train. NS in primer starting to rust, ex CR, NS in black, Guilford GP35, and 2 GRS GP40's.
Guilford westbound freight WASE making the turn through the Y with a high nose SD45 leading.
Ex UP GP39-2 is now the main power of local shortline New England Southern which gets it's work from Guilford. Seen here heading south in what's left of the yard to get it's train to head north.
A DODX car with a M-88A1 ARV on board heading west to Mechanicsville NY and then south. One of the many requirements was to be the "head car in view of the crew".
The final grinds are put on the new welds after new sections of track were put down following the derailment. Oh ya, sorta interesting seeing the sparks with all the loose paper and the "no smokin... (more)
High nose SD45 heads west to NY out of the north end of Guilford's E.Deerfield yard.
One of the many freights tied down waiting for the mainline to open again from the coal train derailment.
March 4,06. Some 36 hours after the derailment, the loaded cars are now out of the way allowing for the "snap/quick track" sections to be put down.
Loaded unit coal train headed for Bow NH derailed 8 cars and only two were able to be towed off by the Deerfield yard hump switchers. The other 6 are in the picture here as Guilford crews try to ... (more)
Loaded unit coal train snakes it's way into Hooksett about to pass under the bridge with snow capped coal hoppers.
Empty Bow coal train sits ready to go south once it's recrewed.
The Downeaster makes it's way into Lawrence as seen from the Salem St bridge with wind chills nearing 15 below zero!
