Nostalgia & History > Guilford Potpourri from the early 21st Century

Photo 1: A preview of things to come: CSX Q274 (empty autos from Ayer) slowly rolls west through Sterling MA on the GRS Worcester Main October 17, 2004. Fast forward 18 years, and now CSX owns the property via its acquisition of Pan Am Railways. But the only road freights here the Selkirk-Rigby Yard manifests Q426/Q427; autos to/from Sanvel yard at Ayer are handled by NS/B&E.

Photo 2: GRS pig train MOAY from Mohawk Yard to Hill Yard Ayer cants to the curve at Shirley MA September 4, 2005 with trailers and containers from Chicago via NS.

Photo 3: E Deerfield to Nashua train EDNA passes east through CPF-312 in Littleton MA. In 2024, CPF-312 is the far eastern point of Pan Am Southern operated by G&W's Berkshire & Eastern entity. East of 312 belongs to CSX.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/28/24 06:53 by JPB.

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Photo 4: E Deerfield to Waterville train EDWA heads east at Baldwinville MA on April 10, 2005. 
Photo 5: rear unit on EDWA's gaggle of power was now extinct ex-ATSF SD26. 
Photo 6: GRS symbol WAED heads west through Westford MA on the Stony Brook branch on 3/24/07. MEC 511 is one of two ex-CN GP40-2WL locomotives that were painted in the so-called "Smurf" livery, the other being MEC #505,

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Great shots - thanks. Like the curve in Shirley.

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Great bunch, wonder how many fans really miss the old Guilford?

JG

Thanks for sharing these - Interesting selection of photos.
Bob

jgilmore Wrote:
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> Great bunch, wonder how many fans really miss the
> old Guilford?

I do; they were a lot more interesting to watch than CSX will ever be.  (Disclaimer: I certainly would not have wanted to work for them.)

Did some train watching in the Deerfield area around 1990 and it was a busy and fascinating place. Not sure if I have any slides from this trip. Very colorful lashups as I recall!