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Family power
Title:  Family power
Description:  A northbound CV train has a pair of GTW blues along with its CV unit.
Photo Date:  6/16/1989  Upload Date: 10/27/2015 3:27:49 AM
Location:  Colchester, VT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 5800(GP38AC) CV 4927(GP9) GTW 4137(GP9)
Views:  687   Comments: 2
Rolling
Title:  Rolling
Description:  A northbound CV train rolls 28 cars under me at a good clip as it heads for St Albans. Leader is the GP 38AC class unit.
Photo Date:  6/16/1989  Upload Date: 10/27/2015 3:29:21 AM
Location:  Colchester, VT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 5800(GP38AC) CV 4927(GP9) GTW 4137(GP9)
Views:  724   Comments: 1
Old power, old paint
Title:  Old power, old paint
Description:  An original GT unit, a GP9 has a battered coat of paint at Port Huron, along with a new friend, which will get new dress before long.
Photo Date:  10/12/1984  Upload Date: 7/24/2014 2:49:30 AM
Location:  Port Huron, MI
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  GTW 4434(GP9) GTW 6210(GP38AC) GTW 4434(GP9) GTW 6210(GP38AC)
Views:  786   Comments: 1
Rolling south
Title:  Rolling south
Description:  Train 562 has left the Palmer yard and is heading south to a block swap at Monson
Photo Date:  11/18/1986  Upload Date: 12/27/2014 4:13:02 AM
Location:  Palmer, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 4441(GP9) CV 4548(GP9) CV 4926(GP9) CV 4450(GP9) CV 4924(GP9) CV 3614(GP18)
Views:  1475   Comments: 1
Across the valley
Title:  Across the valley
Description:  The CV follows the Chicopee River for a distance out of Palmer. The road is on the other side of the valley. I was able to get this shot from a clear spot, getting this panoramic view of the valley and the six units on train 562.
Photo Date:  11/18/1986  Upload Date: 12/27/2014 4:19:34 AM
Location:  Palmer, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 4441(GP9) CV 4548(GP9) CV 4926(GP9) CV 4450(GP9) CV 4924(GP9) CV 3614(GP18)
Views:  1154   Comments: 1
GP 9s
Title:  GP 9s
Description:  A set of six GP 9s leads train 562 south under Stafford Hollow Rd in Monson Mass. This was typical power for that era.
Photo Date:  11/18/1986  Upload Date: 6/10/2012 1:58:55 AM
Location:  Monson, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 4441(GP9) CV 4548(GP9) CV 4926(GP9) CV 4450(GP9) CV 4924(GP9) CV 3614(GP18)
Views:  1624   Comments: 3
Ready power
Title:  Ready power
Description:  The line up of power to go north this evening is sitting in the yard, ready to go. Those 567s#must have made quite a sound when they started.
Photo Date:  3/23/1987  Upload Date: 4/21/2015 1:42:19 AM
Location:  Palmer, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CV 4447(GP9) GTW 4441(GP9) CN 9410(GP40-2LW) CV 4445(GP9) CV 4442(GP9) CN 9400(GP40-2LW)
Views:  1510   Comments: 1
Just like the old days
Title:  Just like the old days
Description:  This GP 9 has over 30 years under its belt by this time, though a cew coat of paint. Its still doing day in, day out service at the Port Huron yard.
Photo Date:  6/21/1987  Upload Date: 5/7/2015 1:34:49 AM
Location:  Port Huron, MI
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 4552(GP9)
Views:  730   Comments: 1
Old geeps never die
Title:  Old geeps never die
Description:  They just never do. Three of them sit at the GTW Port Huron yard awaiting the next days call.
Photo Date:  6/19/1987  Upload Date: 5/5/2015 2:29:17 AM
Location:  Port Huron, MI
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  GTW 4920(GP9) GTW 4904(GP9) GTW 4932(GP9)
Views:  961   Comments: 3


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