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CSX daylight operations through Palmer, Massachusetts can be a bit sparse these days.<\/p>\n
This morning, I was on my way back from some errands and I noted that the local freight (B740) was holding on the controlled siding at CP83 and a New England Central local was stopped south of the Palmer diamond. So I pulled over and parked.<\/p>\n
The points at CP83 were made for the main line and the westward signals were all showing red. Armed with this information I concluded that an eastward freight must be close at hand.<\/p>\n
I walked up to the South Main Street bridge and gave it a few minutes. Before long an eastward intermodal train came into view with a relatively new General Electric ‘Tier 4’ six-motor in the lead.<\/p>\n
My guess is that this train is CSX symbol freight Q022 that runs to Worcester, Massachusetts (but if anyone has better information, I\u2019m open to amending my guess).<\/p>\n CSX daylight operations through Palmer, Massachusetts can be a bit sparse these days. This morning, I was on my way back from some errands and I noted that the local freight (B740) was holding on the controlled siding at CP83 and a New England Central local was stopped south of the Palmer diamond. So I … Continue reading Tracking the Light Catch of the Day; CSX GE ‘Tier 4’ eastbound at Palmer \u2014July 25, 2016.<\/span> Tracking the Light sometimes posts more than once per day!<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"