Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Rail Fanning Worcester Today The Circus Train.







PART 1 Westboro, Mass CSX Boston Sub.
11:53 Westbound CSX Work train thru CP-33 6209 - 8856 10 cars.
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Part 2 Worcester Area.

P&W WX-1 @ 12:59 4003 Lower Greenwood Yard.
P&W Power at the Worcester Engine House = the MIGHTY # 150 , 4004,2011,2010,2007.
CSX East Worcester Yard.
Y - 120 = 6218
P-513 @ 13:49 1063 - 7 cars cabcar ?
Amtrak Trains 448 & 449 "Lakeshore Limited" are being bused due to trackwork on CSX Berkshire Sub.
P&W WX-3 @ 14:00 3909 (LHF) 10 cars to PanAm In Gardner,Mass.
P-915-27 @ 14:35 RBBB Circus Train "RED UNIT" arrived at CP-45 lead by CSX 920 - 8779 61 cars.
At 16:00 the Providence & Worcester sent up 2008 - 4003 to pull the circus train down to Worcester Yard to be Y'd.They pulled the circus train (P-915-27 on CSX) down the Norwich branch to add 2011,2010,2007
to power the long train down to Providence,R.I. the train passed "BOREA LANE" in Millbury @ 17:40.
P-517 @ 16:19 1028 - 5 cars cabcar 1532.
P-526 @ 16:30 Cabcar 1532 - 5 cars 1028 pushing (Boston).
P-527 @ 19:15 1033 - 7 cars cabcar 1714.
Q-427 @ 19:20 984 - 932 from PanAm in Ayer,Mass.
P-529 @ 19:35 1053 - 6 cars cabcar 1711.
P-536 @ 19:46 Cabcar 1711 - 6 cars 1053 pushing (Boston).
Q-115 @ 20:00 5284 - 5479
P&W PRWO @ 20:15 at Union Station headed to PanAm Railways interchange in Gardner. Lead by Five Units,2006-2009-3901-3907-2216-2215 with 30 loaded coal cars for MT. Tom. Elton & Gary Fisher ,Mike Delage and myself went up to the double grade crossing on the P&W's Gardner Branch , Brattle Street.
With 5 units the train roared thru. This ended a great day of railfanning with my friend Dave Jodoin.
Special Thanks to Gary "THE BOSS" Young for posting all the reports.
Till Next Time Railfans.
Billy Leazer W.F.P.T. / H.A.P.T.
Dave Jodoin W.F.P.T.
Gary "Mr.Foreign Power" Young W.F.P.T. (by cell)
Paul Apollo H.A.P.T. / W.F.P.T. (by cell)
Conrail Ken and Donna.
Dave Carlson
Nick Palazini W.F.P.T.
Elton Fisher W.F.P.T.
Gary Fisher W.F.P.T.
Mike Delage
Pic of Me in 1989 in Montreal,QC. at the old fort.
W.F.P.T. / H.A.P.T. Worcester Foreign Power Team.Hebron Any Power Team.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It was great to talk to Bill and Dave this afternoon, and to again see their report on the HAPT blog. I'd just seen the EB California Zephyr buzz through Rocklin CA and wanted to give our MA friends a call. Dave - I can't wait for the next picture - the rats got used to the old one ... The Wheelman

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