On my way to Greenfield, Mass for work on Monday, I stopped off at Atkinson, NH, which is right on the NH/MA state line
A few minutes past 2 PM SEPO hauled by with two CSX units; it ran up to the east end of the siding at Plaistow and waited for the westbound Downeaster
The Downeaster sailed by a bit later; note the engine number!
no NPCU today; a GE on each end!
Next I checked out East Deerfield, which was very quiet, I scouted for photo locations all around Greenfield (no luck), and decided my next best chance was to find a westbound west of town. I found my way to Bardwells Ferry, a lonely but lovely spot in a forested gorge along the Deerfield River between Shelburne Falls and Greenfield. The road crosses the river on an interesting elliptical bridge, and the setting has an "Allagash" feeling to it. Probably only about 2 miles from Greenfield as the crow flies but a 7 mile bushwack on attractive, winding rural roads. Undoubtedly killer fall foliage colors. The trackwork looked nice!
I was rewarded with a red block signal, suggesting that a train was to the immediate west
A few minutes later 22K rolled downgrade through the gorge
1 comment:
Nice shots of SEPO and 22K. You were bound to hit "normal luck" eventually.
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