BO-1 heads East with 8 loads for Peabody, crossing over Saugus Draw which spans the Saugus River in West Lynn, MA. Built by the Boston & Maine in 1911, the single-leaf Strauss overhead counterweig... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

Pan Am Southern train ED-9 heads west at Center Road in Shirley dodging the evening shadows. The two Guilford painted Geeps on the train was certainly worth the trip and a rarity these days on Pan... (more)

Canadian American Railroad no. 40 shows off its CP inspired scheme viewed from the long hood at CP's Bensenville, IL yard. The rear nose is rather anemic with the thin yellow stripes placed over a... (more)

Pan Am Railways local BO-1 going under the searchlights at Winchester Interlocking. The BO-1 had to pickup a cut of cars in Lawrence for the Coke Works in Everett/Chelsea, MA, and bring it south. ... (more)

Pan Am Boston local BO-1 is seen crossing over at Wilmington Interlocking on the old Boston & Maine New Hampshire Route. The job ran light to Lawrence to retrieve 20 loads.

Pan Am Boston local BO-1 is seen shoving cars into the leads at the docks for Ciment Quebec and Schnitzer Scrap Metal on a humid summer morning.

Pan Am Boston local BO-1 is seen shoving cars into the leads at the docks for Ciment Quebec and Schnitzer Scrap Metal on a humid summer morning.

Boston-based local BO-1 rolls across Peabody Square on the South Reading Branch enroute to Rousselot. The local had 8 loads in tow which included covered hoppers and tankcars, all used for making ... (more)

The American European Express, the predecessor to the American Orient Express luxury passenger train, is headed south on the former PRR Panhandle on one of its June excursions. Tom Golden photo.

Another beautiful morning, another perfectly lit BO-1 heading for Rousselot in Peabody with six loads. Although this spot along Chelsea Creek requires some effort (and a good pair of boots) to acc... (more)

Pan Am Boston local BO-1 has just pulled 6 loads out of the Coke Works in Everett. They are seen pulling up to Draw 7 crossing the Mystic River to run around their train then head East to Salem wh... (more)

One of the last Wisconsin Central painted locomotives, WC 3018, works the former Illinois Central yard in Fulton under a setting sun and a blanket of snow.

Pan Am Railways extra freight using the symbol ED-9 is seen tied down at North Chelmsford. The train has been running on Saturdays between Lowell and East Deerfield picking various cars as needed.