A late afternoon westbound is about to enter the rock cut at MP 128. For the next several miles the train will be tackling one of the steepest portions of the railroads climb over the Berkshires.
A light Q437 picks up a couple of light engines and a long cut of westbound cars...Destination: Selkirk Yard...In early march, there were 5 of the 20 CSX ACes assigned to Boston Line trains...
An Ex Conrail leader emerges from the darkness of the relatively short State Line tunnel, located along the CSX Boston Line just to the west of the New York/Massachusetts state line.