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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Central Vermont
Model:EMD GP18Built As:CRIP 1345 (GP18)
Serial Number:26934Order No:7610
Frame Number:7610-2Built:10/1961
Notes:ex RI 1345
Other locos with this serial:  GC 3602(GP18) CRIP 1345(GP18) CV 3602(GP18)
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Beautiful noise
Title:  Beautiful noise
Description:  Central Vermont train 444 rolls through Belchertown Mass behnid five GP 9s and a GP 18. What a sound those 567s made!!
Photo Date:  6/17/1986  Upload Date: 11/22/2014 2:22:09 AM
Location:  Belchertown, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CV 4551(GP9) CV 4558(GP9) CV 4925(GP9) CV 3602(GP18)
Views:  645   Comments: 6
Headed for Connecticut
Title:  Headed for Connecticut
Description:  Train 444 has done its work at Palmer and is now headed toward Connecticut.
Photo Date:  6/17/1986  Upload Date: 11/22/2014 2:28:09 AM
Location:  Monson, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CV 4551(GP9) CV 4558(GP9) CV 4925(GP9) CV 3602(GP18)
Views:  506   Comments: 1
Cut off and ready to work
Title:  Cut off and ready to work
Description:  The power has cut off train 444, leaving it north of the Conrail Boston Line, and is about to work at the Plamer yard. Thats quite a set of first generation power.
Photo Date:  6/17/1986  Upload Date: 11/22/2014 2:31:12 AM
Location:  Palmer, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CV 4551(GP9) CV 4558(GP9) CV 4925(GP9) CV 3602(GP18)
Views:  564   Comments: 1
Ready to swap
Title:  Ready to swap
Description:  Train 562 rolls up to the siding at Monson. Here it will drop its train, and pick up cars to go back to Palmer.
Photo Date:  1/20/1987  Upload Date: 12/29/2014 2:55:06 AM
Location:  Monson, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CV 4549(GP9) CV 3602(GP18) CV 4450(GP9) CV 4447(GP9) GTW 5808(GP38AC)
Views:  816   Comments: 3
CV 4549
Title:  CV 4549
Description:  CV 4549 leads train 444 as it prepares to set out cars at Stafford Springs CT. I started driving up from NY City at 430 in a snowstorm to catch this shot.
Photo Date:  1/20/1987  Upload Date: 12/3/2011 1:25:40 AM
Location:  Stafford Springs, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CV 4549(GP9) CV 3602(GP18) CV 4450(GP9) CV 4447(GP9) GTW 5808(GP38AC)
Views:  874   Comments: 1
Short train back
Title:  Short train back
Description:  Train 562 has picked up the northbound cars and is now on its way back to Palmer. Two cars today.
Photo Date:  1/20/1987  Upload Date: 12/29/2014 2:57:25 AM
Location:  Monson, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 5808(GP38AC) CV 4447(GP9) CV 4450(GP9) CV 3602(GP18) CV 4549(GP9)
Views:  781   Comments: 1
Coming around
Title:  Coming around
Description:  This southbound CV train comes around the curve and into Essex Junction behind a six unit set of GPs, the last one painted in GTW colors, bu lettered CV. What a sound those 567s made!!
Photo Date:  6/16/1989  Upload Date: 10/27/2015 3:00:45 AM
Location:  Essex Junction, VT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CV 3602(GP18) CV 4928(GP9) CV 4559(GP9) CV 4558(GP9) CV 4926(GP9) CV 4557(GP9)
Views:  783   Comments: 1
Southbound working
Title:  Southbound working
Description:  A southbound Central Vemont train works at Milton with six GP 9s for its 85 cars. What a sound!!
Photo Date:  6/16/1989  Upload Date: 10/21/2015 2:07:41 AM
Location:  Milton, VT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CV 3602(GP18) CV 4928(GP9) CV 4926(GP9) CV 4557(GP9) CV 4559(GP9) CV 4558(GP9)
Views:  726   Comments: 1


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