Railfan Trip to New England - 5

Hi, Friday, May 4 was spent on the Housatonic Railroad. Although the weather was mostly cloudy the day was very successful as we had the opportunity to photograph three different jobs, one with a two unit locomotive, multiple times.

After getting information at the railroad's yard we headed south looking for NX-12. We found it on the south side of New Milford, CT where it was picking up cars brought up by the job out of Danbury. As we could not find a way to reach the track without trespassing we returned to New Milford (above and below).

The speed of the train varied with the condition of the track but it was an easy chase. We caught it at Hatch Pond in South Kent (above and below),

Kent,

West Cornwall (above and below),

and Falls Village, all in Connecticut. As we were close to the yard in Canaan at this point and could not find another photo location we liked, we went looking for another train.

We had been told that NX-11, which works local industries, would either be up at the Specialty Minerals quarry, where they mine limestone and dolomite, or behind the police station. We found the train switching behind the police station (above and two below).

We then moved to an area with what looked like Bradford Pear trees.

Next up was the train passing the union passenger station. At one time the Central New England, running on the opposite side of the station from where the photo was taken and the original Housatonic crossed here. Both became part of the New York, New Haven & Hartford. The part of the station out of the photo to the left was destroyed by fire in 2001 and has been rebuilt.

The NX-11 crew then went up to work Specialty Minerals (above and below).

Returning to the yard we caught NX-12's power coming in.

After lunch NX-13 ran up to Pittsfield, MA, shown here passing the Bradford pears.

We caught it south of Sheffield, MA (above and below)

and behind Sheffield Pottery in Sheffield, MA (above and below).

Having missed the train at Stockbridge, MA I settled for a station shot. Thanks for looking.