SD80MAC
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On this Day in 1996—Conrail SD80MACs Work the Boston & Albany
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On the afternoon of October 25, 1996, my brother Sean and I had hiked to the established overlook west of milepost 123 near Middlefield, Massachusetts. The roar of EMD 20-Cylinder 710 diesels announced the passage of a westward freight with…
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Conrail Classic Chrome—SD80MACs at the Twin Ledges.
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This photo appeared in Pacific RailNews/RailNews not long after I exposed it on Kodachrome 25 in October 1996. [Click on Tracking the Light for the full vertical image.] The Twin Ledges is a classic photo location a mile or so…
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Conrail SD80MACs on the Boston & Albany, October 11, 1996.
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Looking Back 17 Years. This was a favorite location of mine on the old Boston & Albany west end. The curve and cutting were built as part of a line relocation in 1912 aimed at reducing curvature and easing the…
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Conrail SD80MACs Near Middlefield, Massachusetts.
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Twenty Cylinder Monsters Roar West on July 19, 1997. Between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, I made many trips to the old Boston & Albany ‘West End.’ I often focused on the east slope of Washington Hill, where the combination of…