#New England Central
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New England Central—eleven years ago!
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On this day in 2013, I heard the train sounding for crossings in town. I jumped in my Volkswagen GTI and zipped down to Stafford Springs, Ct., where I waited for the southward train rolling slowly through the village.
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Brief Visit to a Familiar Place
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Palmer, Mass., was in its heyday in the mid-1990s, when Conrail was at its zenith running about 15 freights daily in each direction, and Central Vermont/New England Central could be found working the yards here at any hour of the day or night . . .
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New England Central at Stafford-Ten Years Ago.
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On the morning of May 21, 2013, I made these photos of New England Central’s southward 608 passing Stafford, Connecticut. It was a brilliant clear morning and I was working with my Canon EOS 7D with 28-135mm lens. Which do…
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February 4, 2023; Two Stations, Two GP38s, Four Photos
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Four hours apart, I exposed pairs of photos of antique GP38s at New England Railroad Stations using my Lumix LX7.
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Buffalo & Pittsburgh GP38-2 at White River Junction
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Yesterday, Kris & I visited White River Junction, Vermont, where I photographed a pair of EMD diesels on Genesee & Wyoming’s New England Central, including Buffalo & PIttsburgh GP38-2 No. 3511.
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Lost Slides from Halloween 1997
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The other day I was going through a carton of slide boxes from the mid-1990s. I found a roll from a day out with photographer Mike Gardner to capture New England Central in Connecticut. On Halloween day 1997, we followed…
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Empty Yard at Palmer
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the yard nor a wheel turning on the New England Central at Palmer, Massachusetts.
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State Line Crossing—Then and Now.
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I photographed a southward New England Central freight at State Line Crossing on the boundary between Monson, Massachusetts and Stafford, Connecticut. Compare with the earlier view from 1984.
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New England Central 3850 Retrospective.
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Over the years, I have often featured New England Central GP38 3850 on Tracking the Light. I was reminded of this on Tuesday with the spectacular photos of its failure on State Line Hill that appeared on social media.
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The End for an Old GP?
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I made this photo at Palmer, Massachusetts using a mix of artificial lighting, including electronic strobe for fill flash, and my original Fujichrome slide is strongly tinted.
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NECR-No Logo
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In May 1997, New England Central’s southward 559 was led by GP38 9549—noteworth because it lacked the company logo on its short hood.
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Five Years Ago on the New England Central
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August 23, 2016, I made this bright morning view of a short southward New England Central freight at Stafford Springs, Connecticut.
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All’s Quiet at Bellows Falls
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On our drive from North Conway to Massachusetts last month, Kris and I stopped over at Bellows Falls, Vermont .
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Monson March Morning
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We drove post haste through Monson, as the northward freight was approaching the ‘Monson Tunnel’ (Route 32 underpass at Academy Hill), and selected a spot well ahead of the train where the morning sun provided excellent illumination.
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December 10, 2018—New England Central at Stafford Springs
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On this day two years ago, I photographed New England Central GP38s in the classic blue & gold paint leading the southward 608 at Stafford Springs, Connecticut (Stafford on the railroad).
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Contrasty Kodachrome
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April light can be challenging. Harsh contrast combined with a yellowish tint from air pollution makes for a raw ‘brassy’ quality that Kodachrome didn’t reproduce well.
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New England Central Numerical Transition
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In October 1998, photographer Mike Gardner and I spent a morning photographing the southward 608 on its run from Palmer, Massachusetts to New London, Connecticut. The lead engine displayed its new 3800-series number, but the trailing engine still had its old number.
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Sunday’s Surprise.
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At Robbins Road in Monson, I made this dramatic trailing view of the locomotives. Here we have a selection of NECR GP38s roaring away in ‘Run-8’—maximum throttle on the tooth of the grade.
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New England Central 611 at Three Rivers—Four Photos
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New England Central’s 611 Job northbound at Three Rivers in Palmer, Massachusetts.
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Vintage New England Central!
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On February 5, 1996, I exposed a series of Kodachrome 25 color slides of New England Central 9529 switching at Palmer, Massachusetts.
