NECR Ethanol 12-17-16

Three Rivers, MA

Palmer, MA

Monson, MA

Monson, MA

Two Rivers Steam Special 10-29-16

With P&W only having a couple days left being independently owned, I set out to chase the Two Rivers Steam Special. It is running both Saturday and Sunday. I started the chase in Greenville, then chased it through Norwich and down to Stoddard Cove in Ledyard.

Greenville

Norwich

Norwich

Watch Hill Tunnel, Norwich

Watch Hill Tunnel, Norwich

Skyler gets his shot at Stoddard Cove.

Crossing over Stoddard Cove

Tail end at Stoddard Cove.

NECR-PW Ethanol Extra 1-23-16

     On October 23, NECR received a loaded ethanol train from VTR in Bellows Falls, VT. P&W sent up P&W 4302 and GMTX 9059 to use on the train along NECR's 2674 and CSOR's 3771. The train reached NECR's Palmer Yard around 6:30 pm. The train continued non-stop to Willimantic CT, where the train was handed off to a Providence & Worcester crew for the rest of the trip to Worcester, MA, and later Motiva in Providence, RI. It was a great chase from Belchertown, MA to Willimantic, CT. Enjoy!

Belchertown MA

Three Rivers MA

Palmer MA

Monson MA

State Line CT/MA

Plains Road, Coventry CT

Layover Power 1-30-16

NECR and CSOR power waits for Monday, when they will next be called on duty.

Solid Blue & Gold 1-29-16

A now very rare pair of Blue & Gold NECR GP38s powers 610 in Franklin, CT.

NECR 608 1-27-16

NECR 608 waiting to head north out of Willimantic as the crew releases the handbrakes further back on the train. The power is a very rare blue and gold pair. All of the blue and golds will be repainted into G&W orange, yellow, and black.

NS-P&W GRPR Ethanol Extra 1-18-15

Pride of Palmer

NECR 608 waits for a crew in Willimantic, CT on a snowy night. 1-12-16

608 at Sunset 1-8-15

NECR 610-608 idles in Willimantic waiting to be re-crewed for the trip up to Palmer. 

Northbound Along the Thames 12-30-15

NECR 610 travels northbound along the Norwich Harbor in Norwich, CT with Justin and Hans as the crew. Then I caught them working KofKoff Feeds in Franklin. Happy 2016 everyone!