Getting ready to depart

Waiting outside the shop: One GP15-1, one SD45 with "L" windshield, 5 ancient U25Bs, 2 GP38-2s, and two U30Bs.

Headed for Springfield from St Louis

Headed for Springfield from St. Louis

Headed for Springfield

Baretables for Chicago.

Sharp looking pair of GP20s head west toward Joleit

Rolling through town, eastbound.

Sometimes it was worth watching the whole train go by.

A mixture of F7s and FP7s plus a U23B and a GP35 brought a train over from Selkirk. Just a month into the Conrail era, these units still have unpatched PC paint and road numbers. Conrail used the... (more)

Eastbound through Fitchburg

Conductor climbs a steep slope as he heads back into the cab - the result of "interesting" track conditions on the B&M of that era.

Ancient warrior. This F7B is one of three still on the B&M's roster. This side lost it's Farr air grill in a wreck in 1960, making it appear like an F3B.

Pushing east up the Berkshires. One geep still has it's original 1950's maroon and gold paint, albeit the maroon has pretty much faded away leaving mostly dulux gold.

B&M's bicentennial unit lead train toward Ayer.