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Viewing Album:  CR Boston Line Vol.2
 
By:BandA Fan
Dates:2/2/1900 - 8/12/1998
Album Info:While the SEMA sequence may seem long, there is a lot of info in the captions, which should be read.
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Lake Shore Ltd.
Title:  Lake Shore Ltd.
Description:  AMTK 448, behind E-8 497 and F40-PH2 300 crossing the town line into Chester.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 4/23/2005 2:36:44 PM
Location:  Middlefield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 497(E8A)
Views:  1254   Comments: 4
CR 3673
Title:  CR 3673
Description:  Five years into ConRail, and GP35 3673 still wears it's "heritage" livery (and WELL!) as it leads westbound SPSE at North Becket.
Photo Date:  5/8/1981  Upload Date: 11/20/2005 7:37:54 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 3673(GP35) CR 3371(GP40-2)
Views:  1129   Comments: 2
AMTK 213
Title:  AMTK 213
Description:  Train 448, the Lake Shore, pauses at the "AmShack" in Pittsfield.
Photo Date:  8/3/1983  Upload Date: 4/28/2005 10:04:10 AM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 213(F40PH)
Views:  1419   Comments: 0
CR 3331
Title:  CR 3331
Description:  Westbound POSE has just crossed the state line into New York from Massachusetts.
Photo Date:  8/3/1983  Upload Date: 4/28/2005 10:08:06 AM
Location:  Canaan, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 3331(GP40-2)
Views:  661   Comments: 1
CR 6331
Title:  CR 6331
Description:  SEBO passing the gantry signal at State Line.
Photo Date:  8/3/1983  Upload Date: 4/28/2005 10:11:51 AM
Location:  Canaan, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6331(SD40)
Views:  618   Comments: 1
CR 8280 and SPENO
Title:  CR 8280 and SPENO
Description:  Westbound PWSE passes SPENO ballast cleaner at State Line.
Photo Date:  8/3/1983  Upload Date: 4/28/2005 10:13:04 AM
Location:  Canaan, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 8280(GP38-2)
Views:  1034   Comments: 2
SPENO ballast cleaner
Title:  SPENO ballast cleaner
Description:  SPENO ballast cleaner crossing over from track 1 to track 2 at State Line.
Photo Date:  8/3/1983  Upload Date: 4/28/2005 10:12:32 AM
Location:  Canaan, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  1458   Comments: 0
CR 6428
Title:  CR 6428
Description:  Track crew working on the xing step back for westbound BOEL in Chatham.
Photo Date:  10/20/1983  Upload Date: 4/28/2005 10:22:27 AM
Location:  Chatham, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6428(SD40-2)
Views:  1009   Comments: 0
(1) TV-8/SBSE
Title:  (1) TV-8/SBSE
Description:  TV-8 rolling downgrade at the "Art Colony", the bridge spanning the Westfield River marks the boundary between Chester in the foreground and Middlefield, in the background.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 3:22:48 PM
Location:  Chester, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6425(SD40-2)
Views:  684   Comments: 2
(2) TV-8/SBSE
Title:  (2) TV-8/SBSE
Description:  TV-8 rounding the Horseshoe between MP 128 and MP 129. The "Art colony" is about halfway round near Mile 128.5.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 3:24:48 PM
Location:  Chester, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 1988(B23-7)
Views:  604   Comments: 0
(3) TV-8/SBSE
Title:  (3) TV-8/SBSE
Description:  Leading westbound SBSE, 1942 passes eastbound TV-8 rolling downgrade.at mile 128.4.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 4/28/2005 3:11:18 PM
Location:  Chester, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 1942(B23-7)
Views:  750   Comments: 1
(4) TV-8/SBSE
Title:  (4) TV-8/SBSE
Description:  SBSE continues hammering upgrade past TV-8 at the "art colony".
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 3:33:28 PM
Location:  Chester, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3291(GP40-2) CR 8138(GP38-2)
Views:  821   Comments: 0
(5) TV-8/SBSE
Title:  (5) TV-8/SBSE
Description:  Rear of TV-8, with the train wreathed in smoke, rolls down with SBSE working upgrade.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 3:34:39 PM
Location:  Chester, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  290   Comments: 0
(6) TV-8/SBSE
Title:  (6) TV-8/SBSE
Description:  Now that the trains are just about past, the sun breaks through.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 3:36:01 PM
Location:  Chester, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  316   Comments: 1
BOEL
Title:  BOEL
Description:  BOEL rounds the Horseshoe near MP 129, and is about to leave Middlefield and enter Becket.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 3:44:18 PM
Location:  Middlefield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6260(SD40) CR 6423(SD40-2) CR 6885(U36C)
Views:  1186   Comments: 2
BOEL
Title:  BOEL
Description:  BOEL continues his uphill battle past MP 129.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 3:45:44 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6885(U36C)
Views:  916   Comments: 2
BOEL
Title:  BOEL
Description:  Rear of BOEL at MP 129.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 3:46:54 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  404   Comments: 1
AMTK 448
Title:  AMTK 448
Description:  Boston section of the "Lake Shore Ltd." by North Adams Jct. in Pittsfield.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 4:01:42 PM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 208(F40PH)
Views:  1074   Comments: 1
NHSE
Title:  NHSE
Description:  NHSE's power has cut off from his train, seen in the distance sitting on the "ramp" at the bottom of the west slope, and will go into the Junction yard to pick up cars.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 4:04:16 PM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 7901(GP38) CR 2007(B23-7)
Views:  694   Comments: 0
Rare Group
Title:  Rare Group
Description:  Westbotnd BOEL, 6600 (C30-7), 6666 (SD45-2), 6685 (SDP-45), 6657 (SD45-2)
Photo Date:  6/9/1984  Upload Date: 4/29/2005 10:58:00 PM
Location:  Russell, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6600(C30-7) CR 6666(SD45-2) CR 6685(SDP45) CR 6657(SD45-2)
Views:  1630   Comments: 2
CR 1689
Title:  CR 1689
Description:  GP15$1 1689 as the power for local WNWS-5 at Chester.
Photo Date:  1/18/1985  Upload Date: 5/2/2005 9:46:42 AM
Location:  Chester, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 1689(GP15-1)
Views:  780   Comments: 1
"Razow Blades"
Title:  "Razow Blades"
Description:  Amtrak 448 tops the grade in Hinsdale behind, now extinct, F40 201, scrapped several years ago.
Photo Date:  2/16/1985  Upload Date: 5/2/2005 10:05:32 AM
Location:  Hinsdale, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 201(F40PH)
Views:  974   Comments: 0
SBSE
Title:  SBSE
Description:  Three of the "usual susp\cts", C30-7A's, on the head end of SBSE at the "new lobation".
Photo Date:  4/1/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:57:59 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6592(C30-7A)
Views:  465   Comments: 0
SEBO-A
Title:  SEBO-A
Description:  SEBO-A rolling downgrade eastbound around mile 128.6.
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:43:46 PM
Location:  Kickapoo, LA
Author:  Carl Wezer
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6591(C30-7A)
Views:  541   Comments: 0
TV-9
Title:  TV-9
Description:  TV-9 working around the horseshoe at mile 128.8.
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:45:23 PM
Location:  Middlefield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6593(C30-7A)
Views:  531   Comments: 0
TV-13
Title:  TV-13
Description:  TV-13 at the "new location", mile 129.3.
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:47:11 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6753(SD50)
Views:  545   Comments: 0
TV-13
Title:  TV-13
Description:  TV-13 at the "new location", mile 129.3.
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/7/2006 9:48:07 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6756(SD50) CR 6741(SD50) CR 6753(SD50)
Views:  871   Comments: 0
TV-6
Title:  TV-6
Description:  TV-6 rolling into Bancroft (Middlefield station).
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:51:37 PM
Location:  Middlefield, MA
Author:  Carl Wxber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6563(C30-7A)
Views:  532   Comments: 0
AMTK 448
Title:  AMTK 448
Description:  Eastbound "Lake Shore Ltd." rhrough Bancrolt.
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:52:36 PM
Location:  Middlefield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 339(F40PH)
Views:  626   Comments: 1
BOEL
Title:  BOEL
Description:  BOEL=working upgrade near MP 129 behind a trio of "Camels", including the "Class unit" in the lead.
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:54:44 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6610(C32-8)
Views:  785   Comments: 2
BOEL
Title:  BOEL
Description:  BOEL continues his uphill battle past MP 129.
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:55:45 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6619(C32-8) CR 6610(C32-8) CR 6617(C32-8)
Views:  955   Comments: 0
SEBO-B
Title:  SEBO-B
Description:  Another trio of "camels" leads SEBO-B near MP 129.
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:56:46 PM
Location:  Beaconsfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6615(C32-8) CR 6612(C32-8)
Views:  894   Comments: 0
SBSE
Title:  SBSE
Description:  SBSE follows the setting sun, wo|king westward at the "new location".
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:59:01 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6591(C30-7A)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
TV-8B
Title:  TV-8B
Description:  TV-8B at the "new location", viewed from high up on the cut sefn?in the previous photo of TV-13. There is plenty of color in the Berkshires from late spring till fall, but the winter months are DRAB & DREARY!
Photo Date:  4/5/1985  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 9:48:58 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Wbier
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6773(SD50)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
BOEL
Title:  BOEL
Description:  Two differant 12 cylinder model GE's lead westbound BOEL near MP 129.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/5/2006 8:56:13 PM
Location:  Middlefield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6586(C30-7A) CR 6619(C32-8)
Views:  754   Comments: 1
TV-6
Title:  TV-6
Description:  TV-6, with a nice mixed bag of 4-axles, rolls down past MP 129.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/5/2006 8:58:35 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7) CR 1950(B23-7) CR 1659(GP15-1) CR 2005(B23-7) CR 1915(B23-7) CR 7556(GP10)
Views:  1233   Comments: 0
TV-6
Title:  TV-6
Description:  Going away view of TV-6's eclectic lash-up.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/5/2006 10:18:18 PM
Location:  Middlefield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 7556(GP10) CR 1915(B23-7) CR 2005(B23-7) CR 1659(GP15-1) CR 1950(B23-7) CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  1149   Comments: 1
PWSE
Title:  PWSE
Description:  PWSE rounds the curve approaching MP 129.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/5/2006 10:19:41 PM
Location:  Middlefield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6613(C32-8) CR 6615(C32-8) CR 6617(C32-8)
Views:  975   Comments: 1
PWSE
Title:  PWSE
Description:  Going away view of PWSE's trio of "camels" crossing the town line into Becket.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/5/2006 10:21:08 PM
Location:  Middlefield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6617(C32-8)
Views:  565   Comments: 0
NHSE
Title:  NHSE
Description:  NHSE working on the grade near MP 129.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 1:31:23 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6612(C32-8)
Views:  1256   Comments: 3
NHSE
Title:  NHSE
Description:  NHSE passing MP 129.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 1:33:16 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6612(C32-8)
Views:  971   Comments: 0
NHSE
Title:  NHSE
Description:  Going away view of NHSE heading for the first of two large cuts on the "new Location". The old ROW passed through the cut seen just above the caboose in the background.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 1:34:47 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6551(C30-7A)
Views:  715   Comments: 0
SBSE
Title:  SBSE
Description:  SBSE going away toward the first cut at the "new location". SD-40 was a "treat", believe it or not, because it was SOMETHING OTHER than another friggin' C30-7A!
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 5:39:22 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6552(C30-7A) CR 6329(SD40)
Views:  813   Comments: 1
SBSE
Title:  SBSE
Description:  Three second-hand Bay Colony box cars bring up the rear with one of those new-fangled contraptions sitting on the rear coupler.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 5:41:12 PM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  765   Comments: 1
CR 6567
Title:  CR 6567
Description:  Eastbound empty ballast train stretched out across the Hinsdale flats, passing MP 139, just west of the summit. The tangent is just a little more than a mile and a half long, not something you'd expect to see on a "mountain railroad".
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 5:46:18 PM
Location:  Hinsdale, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6567(C30-7A)
Views:  838   Comments: 0
CR 6614
Title:  CR 6614
Description:  Eastbound empty ballast train past the summit of Washington Hill.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 5:47:51 PM
Location:  Hinsdale, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6614(C32-8) CR 6616(C32-8)
Views:  899   Comments: 0
M/T ballast train
Title:  M/T ballast train
Description:  Ballast train snaking through the curves at the summit. The dirt road to the right of the tracks is actually the roadbed of the old track 4, a freight running track, which extended from MP 149 in Pittsfield to Washington Depot, about one more mile east of the summit.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 5:49:57 PM
Location:  Hinsdale, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  133   Comments: 0
SEBO-B
Title:  SEBO-B
Description:  SEBO-B has just passed the summit of Washington Hill, and we get a wave from the engineer.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 8:40:44 PM
Location:  Hinsdale, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6556(C30-7A)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
SEBO-B
Title:  SEBO-B
Description:  Going away view of SEBO-B, with Muddy Pond just ahead. We'll take off and see him again in Bancroft.
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 8:41:53 PM
Location:  Hinsdale, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6555(C30-7A)
Views:  428   Comments: 0
SEBO-B
Title:  SEBO-B
Description:  SEBO-B rolls into Bancroft (Middlefield station).
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 8:43:54 PM
Location:  Bancroft, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6556(C30-7A)
Views:  510   Comments: 0

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