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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
1/19/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Conrail
Model:GE C30-7ABuilt As:CR 6554 (C30-7A)
Serial Number:44543Order No:1841CR
Frame Number:Built:5/1984
Other locos with this serial:  CR 6554(C30-7A)
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Westbound
Title:  Westbound
Description:  A westbound, probably SPSE, rolls under the bridge at the top of the grade on the B&A behind typical Boston Line power.
Photo Date:  8/13/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2014 1:45:03 AM
Location:  Washington, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6560(C30-7A) CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6554(C30-7A)
Views:  622   Comments: 0
PWSE meets a local
Title:  PWSE meets a local
Description:  PWSE is on the main as a West Springfield based local works the yard at Palmer just as the sun has dropped below the horizon. They iad a good pick up for PWSE here, as it added 39 cars to its consist for a total of 101.
Photo Date:  3/23/1987  Upload Date: 4/21/2015 3:11:15 AM
Location:  Palmer, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 1918(B23-7) CR 6614(C32-8) CR 6554(C30-7A) CR 6574(C30-7A)
Views:  753   Comments: 0
Pulling up
Title:  Pulling up
Description:  PWSE pulls up to the signals at CP 83, waiting to go west.
Photo Date:  3/23/1987  Upload Date: 4/21/2015 3:14:40 AM
Location:  Palmer, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6614(C32-8) CR 6554(C30-7A) CR 6574(C30-7A)
Views:  1064   Comments: 1
Old mill
Title:  Old mill
Description:  PWSE rolls 62 cgrs west past a classic New England factory into the afternoon sun.
Photo Date:  3/23/1987  Upload Date: 4/21/2015 3:23:42 AM
Location:  Warren, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6614(C32-8) CR 6554(C30-7A) CR 6574(C30-7A)
Views:  515   Comments: 0
Working hard
Title:  Working hard
Description:  This BAL 727 had 59 cars of stone cresting the Berkshires behind three units, two of them Conrail only C32-8's. It made quite a noise, and I could hear it coming for miles.
Photo Date:  8/8/1987  Upload Date: 5/23/2015 3:04:53 AM
Location:  Washington, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6615(C32-8) CR 6618(C32-8) CR 6554(C30-7A)
Views:  679   Comments: 1
Cresting
Title:  Cresting
Description:  BAL 727 behind three GEs makes the top of the grade with 59 ballast hoppers, seen in?this telephoto view. This is the summit of the Berkshires, 1459 feet elevaton, as noted by the sign to the right of the train.
Photo Date:  8/8/1987  Upload Date: 6/15/2015 3:24:40 AM
Location:  Washington, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6615(C32-8) CR 6618(C32-8) CR 6554(C30-7A)
Views:  490   Comments: 0


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