Mass Central

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Mass Central switching in Palmer yard. Here is the 4243 shortly after it returned from a rebuild and a new paint job. This unit use to belong to the Burlington Northern Railroad. Photographed in March 1997.
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Yes this is an Alaska unit. It was bought by a private party and Mass Central used it to move freight and do some switching. The 1508 was a favorite in the Palmer yard. Now the 1508 has gone to New York to pull Adirondack Scenic Railroad. Photographed in March 1997.
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With the 4243, and the 1508 is a Green Mountian unit# 1849 being used in Palmer to off set the power shortage that the Mass Central was having. You can find more photos of the 1849 in the Foreign Power page. Photographed in March 1997.
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Here is Mass Central's new unit number 6199. It is in Barre where it is being worked on and refitted for use on the Mass Central. Photographed in May 2001.
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Here is Mass Central's new unit number 6199. It is in Barre where it is being worked on and refitted for use on the Mass Central. Photographed in May 2001.
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Mass Central's 960 is just along for the ride. The 4243 is doing the switching. Photographed in Palmer, July of 97.
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The 4243 brings up the genral freight from New England Central's yard in Palmer. Photographed August of 1998.
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The 960 prepairing to go to Ware. Photographed in the Mass Central yard in the spring of 1996.
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The 2100 brings up a piggyback train to remove the trailers for delivery. Photographed in the Mass Central yard in Palmer in November 1996.
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The 21 is bring up some K-Line containers for removal. When the Ware River line closed this unit helped with the freight movement. I do not remember when the photo was taken.
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Here is a side view of the 21.Photgraphed in the Mass Central yard. I do not remember when the photo was taken.
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The 960 switching in the Palmer yard. Photograhed Dec 96.
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The other pumpkin the 4264 returns from rebuild and paint work. This is the other former BN engine. Photographed in the Palmer yard in November 1997.
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The 960 and the 4243 nose to nose bringing up the days train from New England Central yard. Photographed Dec 1999.