Eastbound Pan Am Southern train MOED creeps across the deerfield river on a frigid January morning.
Helm leaser's lead this NMED westbound at CPF 363 in Athol, Massachusetts.
Westbound freight NMSE pulls in Rigby yard with HLCX 6450, MEC 602, MEC 608, MEC 605. Some recently purchased Helm units await the next call to duty MEC 619, MEC 614.
2 SD40-2s, a leaser and a recently acquired ex. TFM unit, lead the westbound NMED through Ballardvale.
Leaves beginning to grow on trees make it clear that it's springtime, as NMED passes a farm in Yarmouth on an absolutely gorgeous evening.
POED holds on track 1 to let AYMO pass on track 2 with BNSF power leading westbound.
Looking between leafless trees, I find a nice vantage point for POWA crossing the river. It's getting more and more common to see mainline freights around here without any locomotives painted in ... (more)