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Title: |
Putting them together |
Description: |
A hostler assists in coupling B&M 201 to three other units at the Mechanicville engine facility |
Photo Date: |
2/17/1981 Upload Date: 9/14/2012 3:17:32 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 201(GP38-2) BM 309(GP40-2) |
Views: |
1274 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Riding the turntable |
Description: |
B&M 201 takes a spin on the Mechanicville turntable. All of the facilities seen in this photo are now gone. |
Photo Date: |
2/17/1981 Upload Date: 9/14/2012 3:19:10 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 201(GP38-2) BM 1229(SW9) |
Views: |
1098 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Rolling in |
Description: |
Going away shot of a westbound arriving ar Mechanicville, passing through XOs interlocking, behind a set of bluebirds. |
Photo Date: |
2/17/1981 Upload Date: 5/13/2025 5:43:52 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 201(GP38-2) BM 309(GP40-2) |
Views: |
14 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Interesting power mix |
Description: |
B&M 201, on the ready tracks, overlooks an SW and a derelict RS 3 at the Mechanicville engine house |
Photo Date: |
2/17/1981 Upload Date: 9/14/2012 3:21:57 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 201(GP38-2) BM 1229(SW9) BM 1508(RS3) |
Views: |
1431 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Ready to go |
Description: |
B&M 201 has been added to the consist, and will soon lead a train east toward Deerfield. The third unit, 300, would join 301 to become the power for the road slug set. |
Photo Date: |
2/17/1981 Upload Date: 9/14/2012 3:20:21 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 201(GP38-2) BM 309(GP40-2) BM 300(GP40-2) BM 205(GP38-2) |
Views: |
1514 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Getting sanded |
Description: |
A B&M GP 38-2 gets sanded at the Mechanicville engine facility |
Photo Date: |
2/17/1981 Upload Date: 9/14/2012 3:23:03 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 205(GP38-2) |
Views: |
705 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
In the yard |
Description: |
The set of power that just arrived from the east drifts through the yard to the service tracks |
Photo Date: |
2/17/1981 Upload Date: 5/13/2025 5:44:47 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 205(GP38-2) BM 300(GP40-2) BM 309(GP40-2) BM 201(GP38-2) |
Views: |
6 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Ready power |
Description: |
B&Ms last new power was 17 GP40-2s in 1978. They sported the road name spelled out on the long hoods, and looked good even a few years into their service. The second unit, 300, would in a few years become part of a road slug set along with 301. |
Photo Date: |
2/17/1981 Upload Date: 9/14/2012 3:24:58 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 309(GP40-2) BM 300(GP40-2) BM 205(GP38-2) |
Views: |
1632 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Service tracks |
Description: |
A hostler works on a set of power at the B&M engine facility. |
Photo Date: |
2/17/1981 Upload Date: 5/13/2025 5:45:42 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 309(GP40-2) BM 300(GP40-2) |
Views: |
9 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
South Station |
Description: |
A B&M SW 1 has the switching duties at South Station. Good to see one of these 40 year old beasts still running. |
Photo Date: |
2/23/1981 Upload Date: 1/13/2013 2:40:55 AM |
Location: |
Boston South Station, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1122(SW1) |
Views: |
727 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Fading away |
Description: |
By 1981, the RS 3 on the Boston & Maine was on the way out. I was lucky to find this one at Mechanicville. |
Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 2/17/2013 3:42:20 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 1547(RS3) |
Views: |
758 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Business end |
Description: |
The generator end of a GP7P showing the squared off section of the long hood where the steam generator was installed. This one has not heated a passenger train for a long time by this date. |
Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 6/4/2014 2:06:41 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 1577(GP7) BM 202(GP38-2) |
Views: |
1068 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
White stripe |
Description: |
B&M had several variations on their basic blue paint scheme. Some had a white stripe on the ends, some had the white stripe with the silhouette of a Minuteman. Heres one with the plain stripe at the Mechanicville yard. |
Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 1/26/2013 2:57:03 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 1747(GP9) |
Views: |
464 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lone GP 40-2 |
Description: |
A single GP40-2 sits at the Mechanicville engine terminal. These were B&Ms last new units. |
Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 1/26/2013 2:52:30 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 308(GP40-2) |
Views: |
770 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
What were they saying?? |
Description: |
B&M and Conrail units compare notes on the engine tracks on the B&M side of Mechanicville yard. |
Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 6/4/2014 2:04:17 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 311(GP40-2) CR 8137(GP38-2) |
Views: |
700 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Milk car |
Description: |
Its a slightly fuzzy shot, taken from a distance with a hand held telephoto, but this is a one time millk car now used as storage in the B&M yard |
Photo Date: |
7/4/1981 Upload Date: 1/26/2013 3:00:10 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
323 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
GP 7 |
Description: |
B&M first generation power held on well into the 1980s, with some making it into Guilford. Heres a GP 7 at White River Jct in one of the many variatons of the blue scheme. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/1981 Upload Date: 2/17/2013 3:45:37 AM |
Location: |
White River Junction, VT |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 1559(GP7) |
Views: |
727 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Ready power |
Description: |
A set of first generation units is ready to couple onto its train and head south. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/1981 Upload Date: 2/17/2013 3:50:32 AM |
Location: |
White River Junction, VT |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 1729(GP9) |
Views: |
696 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Minuteman service |
Description: |
This Minuteman unit was leading a train to Wells River at White River Jct early in the morning. There were not too many of these left by this time. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/1981 Upload Date: 12/3/2014 3:36:34 AM |
Location: |
White River Junction, VT |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 1738(GP9) |
Views: |
562 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Headed for Wells River |
Description: |
A northbound train leaves White River headed north on the Conn River line behind a typical set of power. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/1981 Upload Date: 2/17/2013 3:56:22 AM |
Location: |
White River Junction, VT |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1850(GP18) |
Views: |
714 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Heritage unit |
Description: |
B&M repainted this switcher into its original scheme in its last days. |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 12:54:13 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 1223(SW9) |
Views: |
691 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rolling in |
Description: |
An eastbound rolls into the yard from Mechanicville behind what was then standard power. |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 12:58:17 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1709(GP9) BM 1744(GP9) |
Views: |
808 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Headed west |
Description: |
A pair of GP 9s roll out of E Deerfield yard. This shot gives a good overview of the yards appearance 30 years ago. |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 1:00:39 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1715(GP9) BM 1749(GP9) |
Views: |
788 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Local returns |
Description: |
A GP 9 power local returns to the yard, passing the inbound road freight on the right. |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 1:02:53 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1730(GP9) |
Views: |
530 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Conn River line local |
Description: |
I was headed north on US 5 toward Greenfield and lucked onto this train. |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 1:20:32 AM |
Location: |
Northampton, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1732(GP9) |
Views: |
624 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Another outbound power set |
Description: |
To reach their trin from the engind tracks, power had to run out to the west end of the yard, cross over, and back down into the bowl. It made for good watching when there was not much otehr action. Here are a pair of GP 9s making their move. |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 1:06:09 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1749(GP9) BM 1715(GP9) |
Views: |
731 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Headed west |
Description: |
A westbound led by a GP18 heads for the west end of E Deerfield yard. Note the single pane windshield on the lead unit, a rarity by this time. |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/5/2013 12:58:39 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1753(GP18) BM 1707(GP9) |
Views: |
704 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Westbound in tight |
Description: |
A longer lens catches a westbound behind a pair of first generation Geeps leaving East Deerfield |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/9/2013 12:47:41 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1753(GP18) BM 1707(GP9) |
Views: |
627 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Backing into the yard. |
Description: |
A set of road power backs into the yard to get onto its rain to head west. |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 1:09:15 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1753(GP18) BM 1707(GP9) |
Views: |
703 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Class unit |
Description: |
B&M 300, class unit of the 17 GP40-2s on 1978, sits at East Deerfield yard. It was by this time mated with B&M 100 their road slug, and B&M 301. and would go out later that afternoon on a westbound. |
Photo Date: |
3/29/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 12:50:23 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
BM 300(GP40-2) |
Views: |
761 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Ex Rock unit |
Description: |
The "class" unit iof the ex Rock Island U25s got Guilford paint early on, and may have been the only unit to get it. |
Photo Date: |
5/17/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 1:49:22 AM |
Location: |
Springfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
MEC 225(U25B) |
Views: |
840 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
RDC |
Description: |
On a trip to Boston I found this sitting at North Station. I dont think it had been in service for several years at this point. It was an RPO too. |
Photo Date: |
7/12/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 1:14:24 AM |
Location: |
Boston North Station, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
CO 9081(RDC4) |
Views: |
959 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
RDC RPO |
Description: |
This car was at North Station in Boston. Appeared to be stored, but still had the lettering for Railway Post Office. |
Photo Date: |
7/12/1983 Upload Date: 11/1/2013 1:18:58 AM |
Location: |
Boston North Station, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
CO 9081(RDC4) |
Views: |
768 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Road slug |
Description: |
B&M had a road slug set consisiting of GP40-2s 300 and 301 sandwiching slug 100. Heres a shot of the slug as it departs E Deerfield yard. |
Photo Date: |
9/6/1983 Upload Date: 11/22/2013 1:12:26 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 100(Road Slug) BM 300(GP40-2) |
Views: |
1385 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Yard job |
Description: |
GP 7s could still be found hard at work on the B&M in the 1980s, such as this one at East Deerfield. |
Photo Date: |
9/6/1983 Upload Date: 11/12/2013 1:01:52 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1560(GP7) |
Views: |
482 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
First generation fiesta |
Description: |
B&M had many first generation units; there are still a few on Guilfords roster today. In 1983 they were all over. Here area several at E Deerfield ayrd. |
Photo Date: |
9/6/1983 Upload Date: 11/22/2013 1:19:04 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 1562(GP7) BM 1747(GP9) BM 1560(GP7) |
Views: |
987 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
B&M slug set |
Description: |
B&M slug set 301/100/300 heads west from E Deerfield yard |
Photo Date: |
9/6/1983 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 6:33:07 PM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 301(GP40-2) BM 100(Road Slug) BM 300(GP40-2) |
Views: |
1631 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Hot load |
Description: |
For a short time. B&M tried to build intermodal business out of Springfield. It did not go well. Heres the days train arriving off the Conn River line with one car, one trailer. |
Photo Date: |
9/6/1983 Upload Date: 11/22/2013 1:14:42 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 311(GP40-2) |
Views: |
564 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
D&H Alcos on the B&M |
Description: |
A trio of D&H Alcos crosses over the Deerfield River and enters B&Ms East Deerfield yard. |
Photo Date: |
9/6/1983 Upload Date: 10/29/2011 3:18:33 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Bridge,Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
DH 405(C420) DH 461(C424) DH 454(C424) |
Views: |
1705 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Run through |
Description: |
B&M and D&H had been running power through for some time, and it was not uncommon to see solid sets of the other roads power deep into the home roads territory. Heresa three unit set of Alcos heading into E Deerfield on a D&H train. |
Photo Date: |
9/6/1983 Upload Date: 11/22/2013 1:29:03 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
DH 405(C420) DH 461(C424) DH 454(C424) |
Views: |
1273 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Local unit from far off |
Description: |
A D&H GP 39 was working in the East Deerfield yard |
Photo Date: |
9/6/1983 Upload Date: 11/22/2013 1:30:32 AM |
Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
DH 7417(GP39-2) |
Views: |
662 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Coal train power |
Description: |
Conrail units mix into a set of power off a Bow coal train sits at Concord NH waiting for the power plant to unload. The other end of this lashup had a pair of Maine Central ex Rock U25B's |
Photo Date: |
10/22/1983 Upload Date: 12/1/2013 1:27:13 AM |
Location: |
Concord, NH |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CR 8280(GP38-2) CR 3372(GP40-2) CR 8071(GP38-2) CR 2747(U23B) |
Views: |
1005 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Bow power |
Description: |
A pair of Maine Central, ex Rock Island U25Bs are part of the power set that brought a Bow coal train to Concord, seen here laying over qil the train is empty. |
Photo Date: |
10/22/1983 Upload Date: 12/1/2013 1:53:49 AM |
Location: |
Concord, NH |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
MEC 231(U25B) MEC 232(U25B) BM 316(GP40-2) CR 2747(U23B) CR 8071(GP38-2) |
Views: |
1145 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Ex Rock unit |
Description: |
An ex Rock Island U25, one/a group picked up by Maine Central, sits at Concord NH waiting on a coal train to unload. |
Photo Date: |
10/22/1983 Upload Date: 12/1/2013 1:55:21 AM |
Location: |
Concord, NH |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
MEC 232(U25B) |
Views: |
852 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
B&M 1825 |
Description: |
The January 1984 "Budd and Branch" fantrip made its last stop in Waterbury Conn, where the B&M had taken over freight operations from Conrail. They showed the flag with this GP 9, seen with MN FL 9 5034, power for the fantrip |
Photo Date: |
1/21/1984 Upload Date: 12/1/2013 1:11:20 AM |
Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Station |
Locomotives: |
BM 1825(GP9) MNCR 5034(FL9) |
Views: |
1038 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Long hood view |
Description: |
The B&M power that was working the local freight out of Waterbury, parked at the ex New Haven station |
Photo Date: |
1/21/1984 Upload Date: 12/1/2013 1:13:50 AM |
Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Yard,Station |
Locomotives: |
BM 1825(GP9) |
Views: |
675 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Waiting its turn |
Description: |
A westbound off the B&M waits at Hemstreet Park in Mechanicville. It will get a new crew and continue south on the D&H later this afternoon. |
Photo Date: |
10/23/1984 Upload Date: 7/11/2014 3:18:01 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BM 365(GP39-2) MEC 254(GP38) MEC 252(GP38) |
Views: |
964 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Detour on the bridge |
Description: |
A CP detour train headed for East Deerfield has left Mechanicville and is now eastbound on the B&M. Here it is on the Hudson Rive| bridge. |
Photo Date: |
10/23/1984 Upload Date: 8/1/2014 3:16:29 AM |
Location: |
Naples, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
Locomotives: |
CP 8769(RS18) CP 1816(RS18u) CP 8752(RS18) DH 410(C420) BM 2920(U33B) |
Views: |
1356 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Conrail transfer |
Description: |
A transger run from Conrail at Rotterdam Jct passes Coons Crossing en route to Mechanicville as the light fades |
Photo Date: |
10/23/1984 Upload Date: 8/1/2014 3:17:23 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tpm Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CR 8195(GP38-2) CR 7833(GP38) CR 8117(GP38-2) CR 7943(GP38-2) |
Views: |
901 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Arriving at the yard |
Description: |
The Conrail train from Rotterdam Jct arrives at Mechanicville in view of one of the natives. |
Photo Date: |
10/23/1984 Upload Date: 8/1/2014 3:22:35 AM |
Location: |
Mechanicville, NY |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
CR 8195(GP38-2) CR 7833(GP38) CR 8117(GP38-2) CR 7943(GP38-2) DH 5004(RS11) |
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