NX13 rolls around the corner at the sound end of one of the few small sections of welded rail found on the HRRC main. This section is about 1/4 mile and traverses three crossings
NX13 gets skinny and ducks underneath an old single lane bridge in West Cornwall, CT, that has probably been around since New Haven steamers and Alco RS3's ruled the Berkshire Line.
Today's NX11 was going the wrong way! The normally northbound train was traversing the many crossings on River Road in West Cornwall, CT southbound with only three cars in tow.
With the excursion train paused at West Cornwall for the first photo stop on the trip, the Metro North condutor speaks with the Housatonic pilot engineer. This train was the first passenger run op... (more)