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Viewing Album:  Aboard the Pan Am / High Iron Passenger Special through the Hoosac Tunnel
 
By:Bob Krug
Dates:4/13/2013 - 4/13/2013
Album Info:I had the amazing good fortune to be aboard the Pan Am / High Iron passenger special that ran from Boston/North Station to Mechanicville, NY on Saturday, April 13, 2013. We had 3 generations of Krug’s on board - my Dad and my son accompanied me and we all had a memorably great day. There was one photo runby where the passengers de-trained at the East Portal of the Hoosac Tunnel and I also got a few photos of Pan Am’s beautiful FP7 diesels when we de-trained at Mechanicville for the bus ride back to Boston. I couldn’t get as many trackside photos as the chasers, but there are a few here that offer a somewhat different perspective from the usual chase. And I’ve already found clips of myself in several of the photos and videos that have been posted by the railfans who chased us. The trip went off without a hitch; very professional, and near-perfect execution by the Pan Am and High Iron people responsible for pulling it off. It was magical time travel back to the streamliner days of the 50’s and 60’s. I’m grateful to have been able to ride this excursion with my father and my son.
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Photo runby at the east portal of the fabled Hoosac Tunnel
Title:  Photo runby at the east portal of the fabled Hoosac Tunnel
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Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:21:53 PM
Location:  Hoosac Tunnel Station, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 1(FP9A) PAR 2(FP9A)
Views:  218   Comments: 1
PAR 1 leads the photo runby at East Portal
Title:  PAR 1 leads the photo runby at East Portal
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:22:44 PM
Location:  Hoosac Tunnel Station, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 1(FP9A) PAR 2(FP9A)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
PAR 1 at the head of the Pan Am / High Iron excursion special
Title:  PAR 1 at the head of the Pan Am / High Iron excursion special
Description:  We're about to re-board the train and traverse the 4.75 mile long Hoosac Tunnel
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:24:02 PM
Location:  Hoosac Tunnel Station, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:  PAR 1(FP9A) PAR 2(FP9A)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
PAR 1 in profile
Title:  PAR 1 in profile
Description:  Have I mentioned that PAR 1 and PAR 2 are gorgeous?
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:29:13 PM
Location:  Hoosac Tunnel Station, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:  PAR 1(FP9A)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
A different perspective of the old B&M interlocking plant at Johnsonville, NY
Title:  A different perspective of the old B&M interlocking plant at Johnsonville, NY
Description:  This tower once controlled the junction of the western main line of the B&M (to Rotterdam Jct), and the passenger line down to Troy, NY Union Station; long-ago abandoned and torn up. Here you see Johnsonville Tower from the open Dutch window in the vestibule of the first car (dome) on the train. It's a popular photo prop for many of us who railfan the west end of Pan Am Railways.
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:31:44 PM
Location:  Johnsonville, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  230   Comments: 1
Railfan photo line along Fisherman's Lane
Title:  Railfan photo line along Fisherman's Lane
Description:  The highly scenic photographer's location of Fisherman's Lane hosts a larger-than-normal assemblage of railfans who came out to chase the special. I've already seen photos that were posted by these guys. I can even make myself out (in the open dutch door of the vestibule) in some of the photos that are being snapped simultaneously as I'm photographing my fellow trackside railfans from the train. I reckon there are some RRPictureArchives contributors in this photo. Are YOU in this photo?
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:35:22 PM
Location:  Schaghticoke, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  109   Comments: 2
The power pool at East Deerfield Yard
Title:  The power pool at East Deerfield Yard
Description:  Not bad for a through-the-window roll-by shot.
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:40:02 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 614(SD40M-2) HLCX 8070(SD40-2) HLCX 8072(SD40-2) HLCX 7842(SD40-2) MEC 607(SD40-2) MEC 348(GP40)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
Power pool at East Deerfield Yard, second photo
Title:  Power pool at East Deerfield Yard, second photo
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:43:42 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 607(SD40-2) MEC 614(SD40M-2) HLCX 8070(SD40-2)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
Trip over - we board the buses heading back to Boston
Title:  Trip over - we board the buses heading back to Boston
Description:  The excursion ended at Pan Am's intermodal (fillet and toupee) facility on the site of the former Mechanicville yard. The trip's over, but the smile still hasn't left my face.
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:46:20 PM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PAR 1(FP9A) PAR 2(FP9A)
Views:  274   Comments: 1
PAR 1 at end-of-trip; What a GREAT day it was!
Title:  PAR 1 at end-of-trip; What a GREAT day it was!
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:49:42 PM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PAR 1(FP9A) PAR 2(FP9A)
Views:  206   Comments: 2
The happy travelers aboard our coach
Title:  The happy travelers aboard our coach
Description:  Ted, Bob, and Maynard - three generations in the midst of a memorably terrific day together.
Photo Date:  4/13/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 8:52:03 PM
Location:  Montague Station, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  193   Comments: 1

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