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Viewing Album: Interchange at Palmer

By:	David Larrabee
Dates:	10/2/2008 - 10/3/2008
Album Info:	Interchange at Palmer Four railroad companies come together at Palmer, Mass. CSX (Conrail & NYC) runs east and west thru town, the New England Central (Central Vermont) runs north & south, and the Mass Central (Conrail/NYC) runs north east from Palmer to South Barre, Mass. Additionally, Amtrak runs the Lake Short Limited in east & west every day, as well as the Vermonter with 2 moves across the NECRR/CSX interchange daily. Most of the following photos were taken from the parking area for a nice restaurant, which operates in the train station structure in the S/E corner of the diamond. While CSX provided the fast freight service thru town, the two short lines filled in with some interesting interchange moves. /DL Mass Central: http://www.masscentralrr.com/ New England Central: http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/NECR.asp

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Vermont Central Station

Title:	Vermont Central Station
Description:	Quite a structure, good food too.
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:26 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Views:	106 Comments: 0

The Vermonter

Title:	The Vermonter
Description:	The Vermonter is coming off the NECR from the north. This photo is looking west. CSX is in the foreground and the diamond across the CSX is in the distance just beyond the station building on the left. /DL
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:27 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	AMTK 102(P42DC)
Views:	319 Comments: 0

AMTK 177

Title:	AMTK 177
Description:	Taken from the same vantage point as the previous photo, looking east. The Vermonter has moved off the joing NECR/MC trackage onto a CSX passing siding. He'll change direction in a moment and head west to Springfield. /DL
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:28 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Views:	148 Comments: 0

AMTK 177

Title:	AMTK 177
Description:	The Vermonter is beyond the switch onto CSX, the Amtrak conductor is throwing the switch to head west.
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:28 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Views:	146 Comments: 0

AMTK 102

Title:	AMTK 102
Description:	Amtrak's pulling onto the CSX main headed west to Springfield. The lead locmotive is just about onthe diamond now.
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:29 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	AMTK 102(P42DC)
Views:	304 Comments: 0

CSX 946

Title:	CSX 946
Description:	Saw a lot of these new locomotives at Palmer. Radio chatter indicated that this was Q436. /DL
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:30 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Views:	520 Comments: 2

MMA 8

Title:	MMA 8
Description:	Two days later Ipassed a long string of these all in new fresh paint setting on a long siding at Packard, Maine at MP 88 on the MMA. /DL
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:31 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
Categories:	RollingStock
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Views:	141 Comments: 0

MCER 1729 interchange

Title:	MCER 1729 interchange
Description:	Mass Central RR arriving to interchange with CSX. /DL
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:31 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	MCER 1729(GP9)
Views:	276 Comments: 0

MCER 1729

Title:	MCER 1729
Description:
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:32 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	MCER 1729(GP9)
Views:	295 Comments: 1

MCER 1729

Title:	MCER 1729
Description:	Headed east to the interchange yard in the distance. CSX picked these cars up and took them west to Springfield the next morning on Q421. /DL
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:19 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	MCER 1729(GP9)
Views:	246 Comments: 0

Mass Central Interchange

Title:	Mass Central Interchange
Description:	Mass Centeral's GP9 is headed back to home rails.
Photo Date:	10/2/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:20 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	MCER 1729(GP9)
Views:	302 Comments: 0

NECR 4047

Title:	NECR 4047
Description:	The next morning I caught NECR moving cars to the interchange. B4 crossing CSX an NECR crew member makes a call from one of the boxes visible in this photo. The NECR yard (to the left out of the photo) uses this track over the diamond as its switch lead. On this day #4047 made 4 passes over the diamond to make up the short train to the interchange yard. /DL
Photo Date:	10/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:22 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	NECR 4047(GP40)
Views:	296 Comments: 0

SP 247539 into interchange yard

Title:	SP 247539 into interchange yard
Description:	Backing in to the interchange area.
Photo Date:	10/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:22 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
Categories:	RollingStock
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Views:	131 Comments: 0

NECR 4047

Title:	NECR 4047
Description:	Backing into the interchange yard.
Photo Date:	10/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:23 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	NECR 4047(GP40)
Views:	276 Comments: 0

NECR 4047

Title:	NECR 4047
Description:	NECR is back into the interchange yard. The CSX auto rack west bound is drifting along the passing siding to wait for an eastbound trailer train. /DL
Photo Date:	10/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:24 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	NECR 4047(GP40)
Views:	272 Comments: 0

NECR 4047 returning to the yard

Title:	NECR 4047 returning to the yard
Description:	Back across the CSX (aka B&A) diamond. /DL
Photo Date:	10/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:25 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	NECR 4047(GP40)
Views:	692 Comments: 3

CSX 5257, Trailer Train

Title:	CSX 5257, Trailer Train
Description:	The auto rack train on the passing siding was waiting for this guy to clear east bound. /DL
Photo Date:	10/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 5:48:25 PM
Location:	Palmer, MA
Author:	David Larrabee
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Locomotives:	CSX 5257(ES44DC)
Views:	327 Comments: 0

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