NECR 610 heads south along the Thames River, and over the opening to Horton Cove. As I took this, 610 was racing P&W NR2, which was also heading southbound along the Thames River.
Horton Cove, Montville, CT
NECR 3040 / PW 4003
NECR Train 610
Returning to Plainfield Yard after working Rawson Materials. After this shot, there would be some power switching at the shops and 3906 was added on between the 9014 and 3850.
NR4 now on the Willimantic Branch heading west towards Willirico, passing Packer Pond in Plainfield.
9014 leading NR4 around the corner at Depot Road in Canterbury.
Another shot at Depot Road.
Now entering Plainfield Yard, preparing to drop the train, including GP38 3850, which is returning to NECR after repairs.
Wednesday, 7-12-17, the northbound NECR 611 crew dropped the 4301 in Brattleboro, VT to be used on the southbound the next day since they wouldn't have enough power without it. In this set of photos, it is seen leading for it's last time ever in P&W livery, before getting the Genesee & Wyoming's "Candy Corn" orange, yellow, and black dip.
PW 4301 leads NECR 611 south through Sunderland, MA
PW 4301 leads NECR 611 south through Amherst, MA
PW 4301 leads NECR 611 south approaching Lake Drive, Belchertown, MA
NECR 611 nearly stalls while heading southbound up Belchertown Hill in Belchertown, MA. This is PW 4301's last stretch or track to Palmer before heading north to St. Albans for paint
PW 4301 leads NECR 611 south past Jackson Street, Belchertown, MA in notch 8
NECR 611 heads south through Three Rivers, MA with PW 4301 leading. In about 15 minutes, they will pull into Palmer, swap trains with train 603, and head north towards St. Albans with 4301 trailing.
PW 4301 leads NECR 611 for its last mile into Palmer before going north for the paint booth.
Three Rivers, MA
Three Rivers, MA
611 comes to a stop in Palmer, ready to swap trains with NECR 603 before heading north
603's power getting ready to swap cars
NECR 611 heads north with former SP tunnel motor 3317 in the lead
NECR 611 heads north through Three Rivers
PW 4301 trails third out on NECR 611
NECR 611 charges north up Belchertown Hill, making a close to my chase.
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.
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!
