N12 van 24503 swings along on the rear of BOR723 at State Line. It may look level here, but the train has just descended a nearly 1% steady grade from Richmond summit, 5 miles back to the east. That's the reason for the "brake smoke" wreathing the train.
A half dozen GP40/-2's, led by the 3331, take POSE through State Line at 15:07 on Aug. 3, 1983.
POSE's herd of GP40/-2's roll beneath the signal gantry at State Line.
N7B 21095 by the signal gantry on the rear of POSE at State Line.
CR 6331 leads SEBO past the gantry signal at State Line at 15:13 on Aug. 3, 1983.
SD40-2 6441 and C30-7 6606 are the second half of SEBO's power this day.
N12 bay window 24522 follows an N8 of indeterminate number at the rear of SEBO at State Line.
GP40-2 3354 leads a 4 unit light engine set eastward past the gantry signal at State Line at 15:40. This was the last classic signal gantry left on the B&A and with the single-tracking of the B&A became redundant and was removed, hated to see it go!
SPENO ballast cleaner arrives at State Line on track 1 to clear up for westbound traffic.
SPENO train crossing over to track 2 from 1 at State Line.
SPENO train crossing over from track 1 to 2 at State Line.
GP38-2 8280, the next to highest number unit of that group, leads PWSE by State Line at 17:38 while the ballast cleaner waits for him to clear.
CR 1980 in the trail position in PWSE at State Line in Canaan, NY. Nice that TOFC flat was the first car in the train.
"Rare" N7C van 21498 brings up the rear of PWSE at State Line. Rare because it was one of only 4 ex P&E examples. (21496-21499)
After the passage of PWSE, the ballast cleaner has crossed back over to track 1 and resumes his work just east of the State Line crossing in West Stockbridge, MA.
Ballast cleaner resumes his work along track 1 just east of the State Line crossing.
SENH by State Line crossing at 18:15 with the 6293 in the lead.
SENH heading away toward the ballast cleaner with 3 depressed center flats behind the power.
N5C's 23100 and 23069 tag along on the rear of SENH at State Line as the ballast cleaner continues working along track 1 in the distance.
The start of what would be a good day on the B&A, traffic-wise, with 18 moves between 07:00 and 16:30; SEBO-X, with the 6633 leading, splits the signals and soup at CP 140 in Hinsdale, MA. at 07:03.
TV9 skimming the edge of Muddy Pond at the Washington/Hinsdale town line at 08:02. Damn clouds!!!
TV10B, led by C40-8W 6271 and C40-8 6044, by Muddy Pond at 08:08.
The two other people and myself who took up this position on the east side of Muddy Pond thought we'd get some great shots with the foliage near peak and the unusually mirror-like surface of the pond, but we got 'skunked" by a cloud deck on the eastern horizon which put everything in shadow......GRRRR! C36-7 6644 leads BOSE along the pond at 08:17. A TV6 passed on the other track a few moments later while BOSE was still rolling by.
Anndd..here's that TV6W mentioned in the previous photo. You might know the Berkshire dispatcher WOULD run a bunch of trains through here with the lousy light!
Finally, the sun clears the cloud deck just in time for this SPL301 which cruises along Muddy Pond at 09:10. I believe, but cannot confirm, this is a set of new M6 "Metropolitan" commuter cars being delivered to New Haven. Older M2 and M4 cars transiting offsite for work were usually just hung on the end of a symbol freight.
CR 6573, 6630 and 6621 lead SEBO along Muddy Pond in Washington, MA. at 09:22 on Oct. 8, 1993.
SEBO continues along the pond in Washington, MA. In all the time I spent up at this location, I can't remember the pond being this calm for this length of time on any other day.
TV80W arrives at Muddy Pond at 09:40. What's he up to?
What's this? TV80W rolls to a stop along Muddy Pond in Washington, MA. Crew wants some photos of their own, note one of them by front corner of lead unit....see next two photos in sequence.
TV80W stopped for photos at Muddy Pond, note two crewmembers at left. Sloppy composition on my part, cutting off the reflection.
