As part of the Northeast/New England RPM Meet in Collinsville, CT there are a number of tours available to participants. This year I went to Palmer, MA for the Mass Central Railroad’s open house. Lighting was a little tough since we was there at high noon on a gorgeous June 1st, but I did my best to get a few shots of the equipment and facility
CSX ES44DC #5366 leads an eastbound past The Steaming Tender restaurant in Palmer, MA
An overview of the yard. Unfortunately I neglected to get any shots of the piggy packer.
A broadside shot of 1751 showing off it’s B&M inspired paint scheme.
Rear 3/4 of 1751. These units are pretty sharp looking and have been well restored.
The tank car unloading facility.
Wheel chocked.
GP9 1729 and GP38-2 1751 parked nose to nose.
The cab of 1729. We were told that this unit is fully operational and runs really well, but needs some cosmetic work.
1750 in profile.
Engineers side of 1750 shot from the deck just in front of the nose.
We also got to climb into 1750 and take a look at the cab interior. This is the conductors side of the cab, looking out the front door.
Looking out the back of the cab from the conductors side.
The front of the cab.
A better view of the control stand.
The front office.
The back wall of the cab.
Thanks to everyone at Mass Central who made this happen, it was a fun couple of hours.
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