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By:William Sweeney
Dates:1/17/2011 - 9/30/2222
Album Info:Photos taken in Massachusetts
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Got juice?
Title:  Got juice?
Description:  Tropicana car at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/5/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:24:11 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  123   Comments: 0
Heading home
Title:  Heading home
Description:  FI-1 heads out of Ayer bound for Fitchburg
Photo Date:  4/12/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:25:30 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 508(GP40-2LW)
Views:  113   Comments: 1
Battered and beaten
Title:  Battered and beaten
Description:  A old B&M hopper at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/12/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:26:09 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  89   Comments: 0
Heading for Fitchburg
Title:  Heading for Fitchburg
Description:  A outbound rolls into Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/12/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:26:46 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1129(GP40MC)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
In WIFI wrap
Title:  In WIFI wrap
Description:  Coach 200 at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/12/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:27:25 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  880   Comments: 0
Running midtrain
Title:  Running midtrain
Description:  1530 in the midle of a trainset at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/12/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:28:06 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  131   Comments: 0
Another cabcar
Title:  Another cabcar
Description:  Trailing the train at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/12/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:29:49 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  288   Comments: 0
Rolling inbound
Title:  Rolling inbound
Description:  A inbound has just left the station at Shirley.
Photo Date:  4/15/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:32:56 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  207   Comments: 0
Past the milepost
Title:  Past the milepost
Description:  1036 shoves inbound past MP39 in Shirley.
Photo Date:  4/15/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:34:22 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1036(F40PH-2C)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
Heading west
Title:  Heading west
Description:  AYMO approaches MP39 in Shirley.
Photo Date:  4/15/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:36:36 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9595(C40-9W) NS 8990(C40-9W) NS 2681(SD70M-2)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
Rolling past
Title:  Rolling past
Description:  AYMO passes MP39 in Shirley.
Photo Date:  4/15/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:37:41 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9595(C40-9W) NS 8990(C40-9W) NS 2681(SD70M-2)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
Pulling in
Title:  Pulling in
Description:  1058 arriving at Shirley.
Photo Date:  4/15/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:38:27 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1058(F40PH-2C)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
Heading inbound
Title:  Heading inbound
Description:  Arriving at Shirley.
Photo Date:  4/15/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:39:13 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  191   Comments: 0
Outbound at sunset
Title:  Outbound at sunset
Description:  1001 arrives at Shirley as the sun disappears.
Photo Date:  4/15/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:39:50 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1001(F40PH)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
Empty coal
Title:  Empty coal
Description:  The empty Bow coal train heads west at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:41:36 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8410(C40-8W) NS 2574(SD70) NS 9371(C40-9W)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Fallen flag
Title:  Fallen flag
Description:  CR hopper on the Bow coal train
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:42:23 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  57   Comments: 0
Fallen flag
Title:  Fallen flag
Description:  CR hopper on the Bow coal train
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:43:19 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  50   Comments: 0
Fallen Flag
Title:  Fallen Flag
Description:  CR hopper on the Bow coal train
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:43:40 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  55   Comments: 0
Fallen Flag
Title:  Fallen Flag
Description:  CR hopper on the Bow coal train
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:44:06 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  44   Comments: 0
Pulling into town
Title:  Pulling into town
Description:  FI-1 has arrived at Ayer to do some work and run around his train.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:45:04 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 508(GP40-2LW)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
Heading inbound
Title:  Heading inbound
Description:  A inbound arrives at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:45:39 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  237   Comments: 0
Shoving inbound
Title:  Shoving inbound
Description:  A tired looking 1002 earns her keep on this day as she has since her birth in 1978.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:46:14 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1002(F40PH)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
Heading for the yard
Title:  Heading for the yard
Description:  601 heads up the east leg of the wye with a cut of cars for Hill Yard.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:46:50 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 601(SD40-3)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
Heading home
Title:  Heading home
Description:  With the work now completed, FI-1 heads west for home.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:47:44 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 508(GP40-2LW)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
It just looks wrong
Title:  It just looks wrong
Description:  One of only two screamers with a E bell, 1008 arrives at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:48:13 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1008(F40PH)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
Pausing by the tower
Title:  Pausing by the tower
Description:  A loaded UP grain train pauses at Ayer before dropping hald their train on the camp and heading for the milling on the east side of town.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:49:21 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5195(SD70M) UP 5564(AC44CWCTE) UP 6184(AC44CW) MEC 612(SD40M-2) MEC 600(SD40-3)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
Loaded grain
Title:  Loaded grain
Description:  Part of a unit train of mostly UP hoppers.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:49:54 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  75   Comments: 0
Loaded grain
Title:  Loaded grain
Description:  Part of a unit train of mostly UP hoppers.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:50:33 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  50   Comments: 0
Fallen flag
Title:  Fallen flag
Description:  Part of a unit train of mostly UP hoppers. This old Cotton Belt hopper has not been patched yet!
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:51:05 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Loaded grain
Title:  Loaded grain
Description:  Part of a unit train of mostly UP hoppers.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:51:30 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  58   Comments: 0
Loaded grain
Title:  Loaded grain
Description:  Part of a unit train of mostly UP hoppers.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:51:57 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  43   Comments: 0
Loaded grain
Title:  Loaded grain
Description:  Part of a unit train of mostly UP hoppers.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:52:25 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  48   Comments: 0
Loaded grain
Title:  Loaded grain
Description:  Part of a unit train of mostly UP hoppers.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:52:51 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  47   Comments: 0
Loaded grain
Title:  Loaded grain
Description:  Part of a unit train of mostly UP hoppers.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:53:14 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  60   Comments: 0
Shoving back
Title:  Shoving back
Description:  MEC power helping out the UP units on the grain train.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:53:43 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 600(SD40-3)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
UP power
Title:  UP power
Description:  On a loaded grain train at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:54:11 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6184(AC44CW)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
Heading west
Title:  Heading west
Description:  A outbound pulls into Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:55:07 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1075(F40PH-2C)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
Rush hour is on.
Title:  Rush hour is on.
Description:  1003 heads outbound at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:55:38 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1003(F40PH)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
Another Tropicana car
Title:  Another Tropicana car
Description:  There are a few of these colorful cars wandering around.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:56:02 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  756   Comments: 0
Faded but proud
Title:  Faded but proud
Description:  1009 leads her train outbound at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:57:20 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1009(F40PH)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
Running wrong iron at dusk
Title:  Running wrong iron at dusk
Description:  1117 at Ayer on the inbound track.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:57:59 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MBTA 1117(GP40MC)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
Waiting to open up
Title:  Waiting to open up
Description:  AYMO on the west leg of the wye waiting for permission to poen up onto track 2.
Photo Date:  4/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 3:58:50 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NS 7545(ES40DC) NS 8810(C40-9)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
Outbound
Title:  Outbound
Description:  1123 heads outbound at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/23/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 4:03:31 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1123(GP40MC)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
Outbound at rush hour
Title:  Outbound at rush hour
Description:  1122 heads outbound at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/23/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 4:05:05 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1122(GP40MC)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
Under dark skies
Title:  Under dark skies
Description:  1649 brings up the rear of a outbound at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/23/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 4:07:14 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  253   Comments: 0
Another outbound
Title:  Another outbound
Description:  Rush hour rolls on at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/23/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 4:09:41 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1126(GP40MC)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
Another outbound
Title:  Another outbound
Description:  The parade rolls on at Ayer.
Photo Date:  4/23/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 4:10:41 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1121(GP40MC)
Views:  523   Comments: 0
Loaded grain
Title:  Loaded grain
Description:  Waiting for a signal at Fitchburg.
Photo Date:  4/23/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 4:21:42 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5918(AC44CWCTE) UP 6444(AC44CW) UP 7281(AC44CW) MEC 617(SD40M-2) MEC 614(SD40M-2)
Views:  439   Comments: 0
Ready and waiting
Title:  Ready and waiting
Description:  Power sits awaiting the call to duty.
Photo Date:  4/27/2012  Upload Date: 5/18/2012 1:24:21 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 351(GP40) MEC 306(GP40) MEC 511(GP40-2LW)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
Down by the tower
Title:  Down by the tower
Description:  351 begins the day at East Deerfield.
Photo Date:  4/27/2012  Upload Date: 5/18/2012 1:24:55 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  173   Comments: 0


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