BUSY Mass Railfanning! Diverse Action in Palmer, CSXT 1982 Seaboard and More!

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  • Опубліковано 21 бер 2024
  • Between January 26th and 28th 2024 I caught some great rail action in Central Mass, featuring CSX, NECR, MCER, and Amtrak! CSXT 1982 "Seaboard" half-heritage made an appearance as well.
    Locations:
    Palmer, MA
    Springfield, MA
    West Springfield, MA
    Westfield, MA
    Chester, MA
    Tags:
    CSX, Mass Central Railroad, New England Central, Amtrak, Springfield Union Station, Steaming Tender Restaurant, Chester Railway Museum.
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    My blog:
    northcountrytrains.wordpress.com
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 36

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому +1

    It’s great to see North Country Trains do his excellent work in our local area

  • @kamaleddineboudehari3838
    @kamaleddineboudehari3838 3 місяці тому +5

    This channel is just amazing

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому +1

    Absolutely love your catch of the crow alighting on the Mass Central demo car

  • @robertmullen2083
    @robertmullen2083 3 місяці тому +4

    Really nice job showcasing the daily activity at Palmer. Outstanding the way you capture the small details.

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому +1

    The Mass Central crew is about the friendliest around

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому +1

    Our complete absence of snow this winter is something I’ve never witnessed here before

  • @RFMCabooseNP1713
    @RFMCabooseNP1713 3 місяці тому +2

    Great video.

  • @johnrockstone
    @johnrockstone 3 місяці тому

    Excellent video! Informative and enjoyable!🚂🚂🚂

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    Another superb video from The Master

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful capture of 438/436 combo

  • @tooling_engineer
    @tooling_engineer 3 місяці тому

    Your choice of location, commentary, graphics and editing produce interesting and impressive railroad content. 👍

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    Nice catch of the NECR switch alignment

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    I wish my night vids were half as sharp and bright as yours are

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    Great great great to see that SD40 on point of 427

  • @Maine_Railfan
    @Maine_Railfan 3 місяці тому

    Nice catches!

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    439 showcases two of New England’s largest exports now:
    Swill & Demo

  • @NortheasternRailroads
    @NortheasternRailroads 3 місяці тому

    Nice 611 has csx is former C40-8Ws also there now M437 M438 and M439 which is the only actual Daytime afsation maybe and Z264/265 will add a couple daylight trains through Palmer

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    Engineer Gillespie on L012 is a railfan and has a UA-cam channel that reflects this

  • @wayneantoniazzi2706
    @wayneantoniazzi2706 3 місяці тому

    Looks like you had a very successful safari Harrison! Great catch of that CSX Seaboard unit, far FAR away from where the real Seaboard used to roam!
    I couldn't help but notice that unusual diesel at the 5:00 mark, it's a Mass Central unit marked "Patriot Star" and looks like a cross between an SW8 and an RS-3. Any idea what it is? I THINK I've seen a photo of something similar but just can't place it.
    Oh, and we know exactly where Palmer Mass and the "Steaming Tender" is! We ate there back in the early 2000's when we attended the BIG Brimfield antique show. At the time that steam engine on display in the parking lot had a goofy-looking balloon stack on it, I'm glad to see it's gone, it's looked awful!
    Great show as usual! Thanks for posting!

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  3 місяці тому +1

      That unit would be an NW5! Thanks for the nice comments Wayne!

    • @wayneantoniazzi2706
      @wayneantoniazzi2706 3 місяці тому

      @@NorthCountryTrains You're welcome Harrison! An NW5! I hit the book and found out NW5's are scarce articles, only 13 were built from 1946 to 1947, really a false step along the road to the GP7's and GP9's.
      So that's a really unique and historic unit Mass Central owns. I wonder if it still runs? It's in great condition at any rate!

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  3 місяці тому

      @@wayneantoniazzi2706 I think it runs but I don’t think it’s run in quite a while.

  • @georgejenista9487
    @georgejenista9487 3 місяці тому +1

    Great scenes. What's being hauled in the night shot with the outsized, high-sifed gons? Garbage?

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    Almost as far as Front Street

  • @railfanmaximstill7279
    @railfanmaximstill7279 Місяць тому

    3:03 NECR 3474 and 3476 are SD45s not SD40-2s
    Just a correction on that.
    *no I didn't google that if you're wondering*

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  Місяць тому

      They’re SD40-2s… mechanically. I prefer to go off of the actual specs and not the body

    • @JsMisc
      @JsMisc Місяць тому

      No, NECR 3474-3476 are SD40M-2s, not SD45s. SD40M-2s are basically SD45s *externally* but on the insides, it's SD40-2. The key reason why they're not 45s is because the 20-645 produced a far too great power output and frequently suffer mechanical issues, hence why M-K initiated a rebuild program that grafted SD40-2 insides to former SD45s. By any means, discredit me. I've done a lot of photographic documenting on the specific series of locomotives, you better have documented them greatly and/or even worked with them otherwise I will discredit your statements. My statement echoes that of NCT's, the units are essentially SD40-2s once you peel back layers of classification and such.

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    Great job nailing both 426 & 427 as well as the as-usual; rejected-by-the-mill Pan Am boxcar

    • @benhartin5499
      @benhartin5499 3 місяці тому +1

      Sappi and the other papermills much rather have those than the shitty CSX Plate C boxcars they have been sending up. Most of those look like they were pulled from a scrap yard. Worn out draft gear, smashed to shit doors which don't move or lock, leaking roofs. Sappi had like 400 exPan Am cars on lease and CSX started replacing them with junk from the storage lines down south. Sappi ended that lease agreement and subleased 300 something UCRY and ATW boxcars off of NBSR to fill the void.

    • @MillersRailfan
      @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

      @@benhartin5499 I am seeing a constant stream of empty pan am boxes heading west
      SOMEBODY is rejecting them
      A great many ALSO have open doors

  • @MillersRailfan
    @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

    You’re being recorded

  • @glenngrinter6818
    @glenngrinter6818 3 місяці тому

    You’ll be in a good spot for the lunar eclipse in April you lucky dog.😎😎😎😎😎😎🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚

    • @NorthCountryTrains
      @NorthCountryTrains  3 місяці тому +2

      Looking forward to it but NOT looking forward to the massive temporary population spike

    • @MillersRailfan
      @MillersRailfan 3 місяці тому

      @@NorthCountryTrains😂😂😂