The obligatory shot at the signals at Shirley. The 23K chugs westward with a former Conrail GE at the helm. Nice to see the marker lights still intact after 24 years and 3 owners.
After dumping stone in Fitchburg for an ongoing tie replacement project, the MBTA Work-Extra shoves their train back to Boston. Power is provided by two of four GP38-2's on lease from GMTX.
On an fall morning, Boston & Maine GP18s 1754 and 1850 and two GP9s roll west through Shirley, MA, with train BASE (Bangor, ME, to Rotterdam Jct., NY, via MEC/B&M). It was unusual by this time to ... (more)
The sound of horns shatter the silence as 28N with a couple colorful leaders rolls through the small town of Shirley. PRLX 9555 started as BN 9555 before becoming part of BNSF. It is now owned by ... (more)