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MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 leads a 33 car PLED northbound in Berlin. |
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8/24/2006 Upload Date: 5/30/2007 6:09:04 PM |
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Berlin, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 shoves a five car PL-1 toward the Plainville yard, just after picking up four empty tank cars at AmeriGas. The flat car was acting as a spacer car, as the tank cars were loaded with gas before they went to AmeriGas, where they were unloaded. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 2/2/2007 5:32:28 PM |
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Plainville, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 shoves a five car PL-1 back into the Plainville yard. The train has just picked up those four empty tank cars from AmeriGas. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/25/2007 1:26:31 PM |
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Plainville, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 passes all sorts of different equipment as it shoves a five car PL-1 into the Plainville yard, just after switching AmeriGas on the Canal Line. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/25/2007 1:29:27 PM |
| Location: |
Plainville, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 shoves a five car PL-1 into the Plainville yard, just after switching AmeriGas on the Canal Line. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/25/2007 1:32:20 PM |
| Location: |
Plainville, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 does some switching in the Plainville yard, just after switching AmeriGas. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/30/2007 5:30:51 PM |
| Location: |
Plainville, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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As buildings loom in the background, MEC 353 prepares to cross Main Street in downtown New Britan. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/30/2007 5:38:21 PM |
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New Britain, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 crosses Main Street in New Britan. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/30/2007 5:42:03 PM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 has just crossed Main Street in New Britain, and it now continues its journey toward a siding where 2 MEC gondolas that are loaded with ties will be picked up. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/30/2007 5:47:00 PM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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Train PL-1 picks up two gondola of ties from the Perma Treat siding at Whiting Street on a gloomy day. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/30/2007 5:50:15 PM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 picks up 2 MEC gondolas from a siding in New Britain. The gondolas were loaded with ties. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/30/2007 5:53:21 PM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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After picking up two MEC gondolas that were loaded with ties from a siding in New Britain, MEC 353 will now lead them back to the Plainville yard. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/30/2007 5:56:09 PM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 leads 2 MEC gondolas toward the Plainville yard. The gondolas, which were loaded with ties, were picked up from a siding in New Britain. |
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2/2/2007 Upload Date: 5/30/2007 5:59:00 PM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 sits in Pan Am's Plainville Yard. It is the power for train PL-1 this week. |
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3/22/2008 Upload Date: 3/24/2008 5:57:04 PM |
| Location: |
Plainville, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 sits in Pan Am's Plainville Yard. It is the power for train PL-1 this week. |
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3/22/2008 Upload Date: 3/24/2008 6:00:48 PM |
| Location: |
Plainville, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 sits in Pan Am's Plainville Yard. It is the power for PL-1 this week. The building to the left is National Steel. |
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3/22/2008 Upload Date: 3/24/2008 6:29:48 PM |
| Location: |
Plainville, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353, the power for train PL-1, peeks out from behind some trees while switching Albert Bros. Scrap. |
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7/18/2008 Upload Date: 12/24/2008 4:21:23 PM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353, the power for train PL-1, switches Albert Bros. Scrap. |
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7/18/2008 Upload Date: 12/24/2008 4:15:39 PM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353, the power for train PL-1, runs around it's train after switching Albert Bros. Scrap, with busy Interstate 84 in the background. |
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7/18/2008 Upload Date: 12/24/2008 4:26:14 PM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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The Waterbury Clocktower looks on as MEC 353, the power on train PL-1, runs around 4 cars just picked up from Albert Bros. Scrap. |
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7/18/2008 Upload Date: 12/24/2008 4:36:05 PM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
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Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 tugs on 4 loads from Albert Bros. Scrap. The unit has just run around the cars and the train will now go back to the Plainville Yard. |
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7/18/2008 Upload Date: 12/24/2008 4:40:19 PM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 passes some fall colors while leading train PL-1 into Berlin. The train will wait for Amtrak train 460 to go north before proceeding north on the Springfield Line. |
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10/11/2008 Upload Date: 10/12/2008 1:58:39 PM |
| Location: |
Berlin, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
MEC 353's Bell |
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MEC 353, with an odd colored bell, leads train PL-1 into Berlin. The train will wait for Amtrak train 460 to pass before proceeding north on the Springfield Line. This bell is one of many that has recently been painted in odd colors on Pan Am's roster. |
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10/11/2008 Upload Date: 10/12/2008 1:32:50 PM |
| Location: |
Berlin, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
Train PL-1 |
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Train PL-1, with MEC 353 and MEC 352 for power, do some swtching in the Plainville Yard. The train is getting ready to make the trek north to East Deerfield, MA. |
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1/10/2009 Upload Date: 11/24/2010 2:32:24 PM |
| Location: |
Plainville, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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Yard |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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Train PL-1 |
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With four loads of stone on the headpin, train PL-1, with MEC 353 for power, passes a car wash on the Plainville/New Britain town line. Stone loads haven't been seen on this train since Tilcon stopped getting service years ago. |
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4/18/2009 Upload Date: 4/21/2009 8:58:26 AM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
Train PL-1 |
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MEC 353, this week's power for train PL-1, switches Albert Bros. Scrap on a beautiful summer morning. |
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7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/1/2011 2:45:39 PM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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| Title: |
Switching Hubbard Hall Chemical |
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Train PL-1, this week with MEC 353 for power, prepares to shove back to the Waterbury Yard after delivering a loaded tank car to Hubbard Hall Chemical on Metro-North's Waterbury Branch. |
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7/1/2011 Upload Date: 7/1/2011 3:06:27 PM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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| Title: |
Train PL-1 |
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MEC 353 leads trbin PL-1 off the Connecticut River Line Loop Track and into the East Deerfield Yard with twenty two cars in tow. |
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8/20/2011 Upload Date: 8/20/2011 8:59:34 PM |
| Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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| Title: |
TraiU PL-1 |
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Train PL-1 prepares to depart the East Deerfield Yard for Plainvjlle, Connecticut, this week with MEC 353 for power. |
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8/23/2011 Upload Date: 8/23/2011 5:19:43 PM |
| Location: |
East Deerfield, MA |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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| Title: |
First Drops |
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As the first few rain drops fall from the first outer band of Hurricane Irene, train PL-1 goes about the usual business of picking up loads of ties from Perma Treat on the way out of Plainville. |
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8/27/2011 Upload Date: 8/27/2011 12:35:28 PM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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As the first few drops fall from the first outer band of Hurricane Irene, MEC 353 brings train PL-1 toward the South Street crossing on the way to Berlin and the connection with Amtrak's Springfield Line. |
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8/27/2011 Upload Date: 8/27/2011 12:37:35 PM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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MEC 519 |
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MEC 519 sits with MEC 353 in the Plainville Yard after servicing AmeriGas on the Canal Line. This marks the first time in several years one of Pan Am's widenose GP40s has made it to the Connecticut trackage. |
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9/1/2011 Upload Date: 9/1/2011 8:36:42 PM |
| Location: |
Plainville, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 519(GP40-2LW) MEC 353(GP40) |
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MEC 353 |
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With part of Theis Steel's building in the background, MEC 353 leads PL-1 across busy Route 72 on the way to Firestone and Clark Western Steel. |
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9/1/2011 Upload Date: 9/1/2011 8:39:56 PM |
| Location: |
Bristol, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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| Title: |
Train PL-1 |
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MEC 353 and MEC 519 lead PL-1 across the Pequabuck River, headed for Clark Western Steel and Firestone. This is the first time in several years one of Pan Am's widenose GP40s has made it to the Connecticut trackage. |
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9/1/2011 Upload Date: 9/1/2011 8:43:30 PM |
| Location: |
Pequabuck, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) MEC 519(GP40-2LW) |
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Train PL-1 |
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Appeared in the November 2011 Railpace---For the first time in several years, one of Pan Am's widenose GP40s was assigned to Plainville, Connecticut-based local PL-1 during late August and early September. In this view, MEC GP40 353 leads MEC GP40-2W 519 across the Pequabuck River in Pequabuck, CT. on the way to serve customers Firestone and Clark Western Steel on the Terryville Loop Track. |
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9/1/2011 Upload Date: 12/2/2011 10:28:47 PM |
| Location: |
Pequabuck, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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Bridge |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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Train PL-1 |
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Train PL-1 switches Clark Western Steel and Firestone near the Bristol/Terryville town line with MEC 519 and MEC 353 for power. This marks the first time in several years one of Pan Am's widenose GP40s has made it to Connecticut trackage. |
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9/1/2011 Upload Date: 9/1/2011 8:46:30 PM |
| Location: |
Bristol, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 519(GP40-2LW) MEC 353(GP40) |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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After running around two loads for Firestone, MEC 353 prepares to shove the cars up the spur into the facility. |
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11/25/2011 Upload Date: 11/25/2011 6:24:50 PM |
| Location: |
Terryville, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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| Title: |
MEC 353 |
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After running around two loads for Firestone, MEC 353 prepares to shove the cars up the spur into the facility. |
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11/25/2011 Upload Date: 11/25/2011 6:27:53 PM |
| Location: |
Terryville, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353 |
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MEC 353 coasts down grade toward the Route 6 crossing in Bristol after servicing Firestone at the top of the hill. |
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11/25/2011 Upload Date: 12/26/2011 10:58:59 AM |
| Location: |
Bristol, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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MEC 353 |
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PL-1's crew runs around their train in what's left of the Waterbury Yard on a sunny fall afternoon. |
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11/25/2011 Upload Date: 12/26/2011 11:03:17 AM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) |
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Meet at Milepost 26 |
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PL-1 begins the last leg of its trip to Plainville from East Deerfield, Massachusetts as a light engine move consisting of six Amtrak MOW units sprints past on the Springfield Line. |
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12/28/2011 Upload Date: 12/28/2011 8:20:43 PM |
| Location: |
Berlin, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) AMTK 536(MP15DC) AMTK 535(MP15DC) |
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Train PL-1 |
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A pair of Guilford-painted GP40s brings PL-1 through downtown New Britain on the final leg of the East Deerfield-Plainville trip. |
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12/28/2011 Upload Date: 12/28/2011 8:25:07 PM |
| Location: |
New Britain, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) MEC 351(GP40) |
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Rare Moment of Sun |
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A rare break in the clouds appears overhead as a pair of Guilford-painted GP40s idle away in the Plainville Yard after bringing PL-1 south from East Deerfield, Massachusetts. |
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12/28/2011 Upload Date: 12/28/2011 8:28:07 PM |
| Location: |
Plainville, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 351(GP40) MEC 353(GP40) |
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Hancock Brook Dam |
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MEC 353 and MEC 351 lead PL-1 southward along the Hancock Brook Dam on the way to Albert Bros. Scrap. |
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12/30/2011 Upload Date: 12/30/2011 2:01:27 PM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 353(GP40) MEC 351(GP40) |
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Train PL-1 |
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PL-1's crew shuffles their units around before returning to the Plainville Yard light engines. MEC 354 sat in Waterbury for over a week, yet it remarkably has no graffiti! |
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12/30/2011 Upload Date: 12/30/2011 2:04:40 PM |
| Location: |
Waterbury, CT |
| Author: |
Adam Twombly |
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MEC 354(GP40) MEC 353(GP40) MEC 351(GP40) |
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