The Penn Central version of hustle muscle is getting a crew change in preparation for the next push up the hill to Hillsdale

Brakeman is ready to scoop train orders for the run to Selkirk.

Hustle Muscle Power Penn Central style. This is the way helpers are supposed to look.

Pittsfield pusher waiting for another turn to push a freight up the steep grade East out of Pittsfield. the grade is so straight and steep, trains coming down appear to be on a slide. Sometimes th... (more)

Lakeshore Limited pauses during brief a shower to pick up a fair crowd of patrons. The shop crew tried to polish the front of the E-unit with a rail grinder. It could have remained in PC letering ... (more)

A dead tree stands at the edge of a farmer's field as NX-12 passes by down below with HRRC 3602 and 3600 leading the train north to interchange with CSX in Pittsfield.

The sun peeks out of the clouds during a brief pause in the snow showers as Housatonic train NX-13X rolls south on the outskirts of Pittsfield, MA.

Just like Donner-almost. It's a Saturday morning in early December as a Nor'easter winds down from dumping 2 feet of snow on the Berkshires. In 1992 the Boston Line was running heavy with most New... (more)

Interim paint scheme. Just paint out the PC and paint in a CR. Also note the CN power making up mileage quotas.

A classic Conrail lashup of big blue boats led by rare C-32-8 'camel' '6618' descends off the hill through North Adams Junction in Pittsfield Mass on the Boston Line on a sunny May afternoon.

An outlawed Q421 sits crewless by the new Amtrak station in Pittsfield, MA.

The Loram RG 311 Railgrinder sits on the yard track in Pittsfield Yard before continuing on to Selkirk Yard.

The mammoth SB 1000 Snowblower sits on a yard track at CSX's Pittsfield Yard.