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Yesterday the Surface Transportation Board approved the CSX acquisition of Pan Am Railways. The days of blue dips and ugly patched trash are numbered before yellow and blue Bongas rule the old B&M. Time allowed for me to shoot a spot that I haven’t in the past this morning at the B&M yard at the “Bleachery” in Lowell, 4-15-21.
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Yesterday the Surface Transportation Board approved the CSX acquisition of Pan Am Railways. The days of blue dips and ugly patched trash are numbered before yellow and blue Bongas rule the old B&M. Time allowed for me to shoot a spot that I haven’t in the past this morning at the B&M yard at the “Bleachery” in Lowell, 4-15-21.

  • The Pan Am Railways East Deerfield Wreck Train is seen being brought back to East Deerfield and is about to cross Livingston Street in Tewksbury along a small dead-end industrial street known as "Boxcar Boulevard." The train is using the symbol PO-3 for this part of the run based on the crew assigned. The American Brownhoist crane is of Boston & Maine lineage and will hopefully be preserved somewhere after the CSX takeover, 5-8-22.
  • The Pan Am Railways East Deerfield Wreck Train is seen being brought back to East Deerfield and is approaching CPF-AS in Lawrence. The train is using the symbol PO-3 for this part of the run based on the crew assigned. The American Brownhoist crane is of Boston & Maine lineage and will hopefully be preserved somewhere after the CSX takeover, 5-8-22.
  • The Pan Am Railways East Deerfield Wreck Train is seen being brought back to East Deerfield and is crossing Sutton Street in North Andover. The train is using the symbol PO-3 for this part of the run based on the crew assigned. The American Brownhoist crane is of Boston & Maine lineage and will hopefully be preserved somewhere after the CSX takeover, 5-8-22.
  • The Pan Am Railways East Deerfield Wreck Train is seen being brought back to East Deerfield from Waterville crossing the Merrimack River in Haverhill. The train is using the symbol PO-3 for this part of the run based on the crew assigned. The American Brownhoist crane is of Boston & Maine lineage and will hopefully be preserved somewhere after the CSX takeover, 5-8-22.
  • Portland to Ayer freight POAY is seen doing the 25 mph track speed along the freight main in Tewksbury about to cross Livingston Street, 4-28-22.
  • Pan Am road freight POAY is seen passing through Andover, approaching CPF-Vale with a nice matching set of power, 4-28-22.
  • After the crew reported a catastrophic failure with possibly a cracked engine block, the lead unit of train POAY was shut down at State Line. The crew then continued West with the other two units online. Given the circumstances of the pending sale, it is quite possible this engine will end up on the deadline. The train is seen at CPF-297 in Tewksbury, 4-20-22.
  • After the crew reported a catastrophic failure with possibly a cracked engine block, the lead unit of train POAY was shut down at State Line. The crew then continued West with the other two units online. Given the circumstances of the pending sale, it is quite possible this engine will end up on the deadline. The train is seen at CPF-Vale in Andover, 4-20-22.
  • Yesterday the Surface Transportation Board approved the CSX acquisition of Pan Am Railways. The days of blue dips and ugly patched trash are numbered before yellow and blue Bongas rule the old B&M. Time allowed for me to shoot a spot that I haven’t in the past this morning at the B&M yard at the “Bleachery” in Lowell, 4-15-21.
  • Pan Am local LA-3 is seen headed West on the old Boston & Maine New Hampshire Route which these days is almost exclusively MBTA commuter rail traffic. The crew has just worked Iron Horse Park and is now headed for Lowell with a string of empties, 4-5-22.
  • Pan Am local LA-3 is seen shoving out of the Iron Horse Park complex also known as "The Shops." This is a throwback to the days of the Boston & Maine locomotive shops being located in this complex, 4-5-22.
  • Pan Am Lawrence local LA-3 is seen switching Siegel Egg in North Billerica. The lead for this customer is off of the Iron Horse Park complex where the Boston & Maine locomotive shops once operated, 4-5-22.
  • Pan Am Lawrence local LA-3 is seen switching Siegel Egg in North Billerica. The lead for this customer is off of the Iron Horse Park complex where the Boston & Maine locomotive shops once operated, 4-5-22.
  • Pan Am LA-3 is seen switching in Iron Horse Park, 4-5-22.
  • Pan Am Railways PAR1, a 1954 FP9A that is primarily used to pull the executive office car train is seen at the layover yard at Boston Engine Terminal following being on display in Worcester for a rail conference. Photo was taken with permission, 3-31-22.
  • A Keolis/MBTA work extra is seen traveling under the Massachusetts Institute of Technology power plant on the Grand Junction in Cambridge with PAR1, one of the locomotives from the Pan Am Railways office car train. The vintage FP9A locomotive is headed to back Boston Engine Terminal for short-term storage after being on display in Worcester for a rail conference, 3-31-22.
  • A Keolis/MBTA work extra is seen traveling across Massachusetts Avenue on the Grand Junction in Cambridge with PAR1, one of the locomotives from the Pan Am Railways office car train. The vintage FP9A locomotive is headed to back Boston Engine Terminal for short-term storage after being on display in Worcester for a rail conference, 3-31-22.
  • A Keolis/MBTA work extra is seen stopped on the Grand Junction in Cambridge with PAR1, one of the locomotives from the Pan Am Railways office car train. The vintage FP9A locomotive is headed to back Boston Engine Terminal for short-term storage after being on display in Worcester for a rail conference. The train is waiting for the dispatcher to give them clearance to proceed,m allowing for a unique photo opportunity, 3-31-22.
  • Pan Am Lawrence-based local LA-3 is seen switching Siegel Egg in North Billerica. This is. a scene that I never get tired of and it's very close to home, 3-10-22.
  • Pan Am Ayer to Portland road freight AYPO is seen at Ballardvale on a snowy Superbowl Sunday, 2-13-22.
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