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Viewing Album:  Connecticut Southern Railroad
 
By:Adam T
Dates:12/29/2005 - 8/7/2008
Album Info:The Connecticut Southern Railroad, based out of East Hartford, CT., operates over Amtrak's Springfield Line between Springfield, MA. and North Haven, CT., along with several branches in north central Connecticut. This album features photos of the railroad's day to day operations.
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Hurrying South
Title:  Hurrying South
Description:  CSO-4 approaches Hayden Station Road with a short train of CSOR 3715, NECR 3869, a single gondola from West Springfield, and the Connecticut Southern caboose.
Photo Date:  5/16/2013  Upload Date: 5/16/2013 9:52:45 PM
Location:  Windsor, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 3715(SD40-2) NECR 3869(GP38)
Views:  512   Comments: 3
CSO-5
Title:  CSO-5
Description:  CSO-5 works its way northward along the Windsor Locks Canal with freshly-repainted CSOR 2021 in command. The train will shortly diverge onto the Suffield Industrial Track to service Babylon Recycling.
Photo Date:  5/16/2013  Upload Date: 5/16/2013 9:39:37 PM
Location:  Windsor Locks, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 2021(GP38)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
Last Light
Title:  Last Light
Description:  Hartford-Cedar Hill turn job CSO-1 glides past the historic Wallingford Station in the last rays of daylight with CSOR 3715 leading NECR 417 and a healthy train of about 75 cars.
Photo Date:  6/4/2013  Upload Date: 6/5/2013 11:16:04 AM
Location:  Wallingford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 3715(SD40-2) NECR 417(GP40-2)
Views:  624   Comments: 0
Murphy Road Recycling
Title:  Murphy Road Recycling
Description:  NECR 3844 shoves fourteen empty cars into the Murphy Road Recycling/CRRA sidings. At right, twelve loads await pickup.
Photo Date:  6/6/2013  Upload Date: 6/7/2013 12:34:13 PM
Location:  Hartford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3844(GP38)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
CSO-3
Title:  CSO-3
Description:  NECR 3844 backs out of the ProBuild siding after dropping a car of gypsum wallboard at the customer on the South Windsor Branch.
Photo Date:  6/6/2013  Upload Date: 6/7/2013 11:40:18 AM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3844(GP38)
Views:  293   Comments: 0
Route 194
Title:  Route 194
Description:  NECR 3844 brings CSO-3 across the Route 194 crossing after working Reflective Recycling and the Central New England interchange. They're on their way back to Hartford with nine cars.
Photo Date:  6/6/2013  Upload Date: 6/7/2013 12:13:30 PM
Location:  South Windsor, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3844(GP38)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Paralleling Route 5
Title:  Paralleling Route 5
Description:  The majority of the South Windsor Branch parallels busy Route 5 through East Hartford and South Windsor. NECR 3844 brings CSO-3 back to Hartford after working Reflective Recycling, the Central New England interchange, and other customers on the branch. Seen from the Chapel Road crossing.
Photo Date:  6/6/2013  Upload Date: 6/7/2013 12:23:45 PM
Location:  South Windsor, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3844(GP38)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
CSO-4
Title:  CSO-4
Description:  CSO-4 flies north across the Farmington River on a hot and humid July morning.
Photo Date:  7/16/2013  Upload Date: 7/17/2013 11:45:15 PM
Location:  Windsor, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 3398(SD40-2) CSOR 3715(SD40-2) CSX 6232(GP40-2)
Views:  668   Comments: 1
Headed Home
Title:  Headed Home
Description:  Under the watchful eye of the Springfield skyline, CSO-4 heads for home after picking up forty four cars from CSX's West Springfield Yard.
Photo Date:  7/16/2013  Upload Date: 7/17/2013 11:55:27 PM
Location:  Springfield, MA
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 3715(SD40-2) CSOR 3398(SD40-2)
Views:  815   Comments: 0
Macktown Road
Title:  Macktown Road
Description:  CSO-4 hurries toward the Macktown Road crossing. Former customer Suburban Propane is seen at left. Note the old siding extending into the facility.
Photo Date:  7/16/2013  Upload Date: 7/18/2013 12:14:34 AM
Location:  Windsor, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 3715(SD40-2) CSOR 3398(SD40-2)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
CSO-5
Title:  CSO-5
Description:  After getting their train together, tonight's CSO-5 backs out of the Hartford Yard to HART Interlocking where they'll service the Central New England interchange with those box cars and centerbeam cars. After that, they'll run north to Praxair in Suffield with those two tank cars. This will be 3855's first run on the Springfield Line with newly-installed cab signals.
Photo Date:  5/29/2014  Upload Date: 5/30/2014 11:02:42 AM
Location:  Hartford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3855(GP38)
Views:  330   Comments: 1
CSO-5
Title:  CSO-5
Description:  On its first run with newly-installed cab signals, New England Central GP38 3855 hurries north toward the Suffield Industrial with local CSO-5. The Springfield Line briefly parallels the Windsor Locks Canal at this location.
Photo Date:  5/29/2014  Upload Date: 5/30/2014 10:48:38 AM
Location:  Windsor Locks, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3855(GP38)
Views:  277   Comments: 1
Switching Praxair
Title:  Switching Praxair
Description:  NECR 3855 eases a couple loads down the Praxair siding on the Suffield Industrial. They'll also drop their spacer car here and head back to Hartford light engine.
Photo Date:  5/29/2014  Upload Date: 5/30/2014 11:15:22 AM
Location:  Suffield, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3855(GP38)
Views:  344   Comments: 1
Peek-a-boo
Title:  Peek-a-boo
Description:  CSOR 3399 creeps onto the Connecticut River bridge with northbound train CSO-4.
Photo Date:  6/3/2014  Upload Date: 6/3/2014 10:04:14 PM
Location:  Enfield, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 3399(SD40-2)
Views:  390   Comments: 0
CSOR 2038
Title:  CSOR 2038
Description:  Connecticut Southern GP38 2038 is seen in the consist of CSO-4 moments after being picked up in CSX's West Springfield Yard. The unit (formerly NECR 3869) is returning to CSO property after receiving some mechanical work from NECR's shop forces in Vermont. Also of note are that the unit's RailAmerica markings have been painted over.
Photo Date:  6/3/2014  Upload Date: 6/3/2014 10:24:11 PM
Location:  West Springfield, MA
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 2038(GP38)
Views:  1155   Comments: 0
Side by Side
Title:  Side by Side
Description:  CSO-4's power works alongside the power from this morning's B740. CSO-4 is getting ready to shove their 86 car train out of the east end of the West Springfield Yard before heading south to Hartford.
Photo Date:  6/3/2014  Upload Date: 6/3/2014 10:28:23 PM
Location:  West Springfield, MA
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3855(GP38) CSOR 3399(SD40-2) CSOR 2038(GP38) CSX 6211(GP40-2) CSX 6224(GP40-2)
Views:  674   Comments: 1
Southbound from Spingfield
Title:  Southbound from Spingfield
Description:  After dodging a total of four Amtrak trains and a CSX intermodal hotshot, CSO-4 finally departs Springfield with a very colorful lashup in command.
Photo Date:  6/3/2014  Upload Date: 6/3/2014 10:17:15 PM
Location:  Springfield, MA
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3855(GP38) CSOR 3399(SD40-2) CSOR 2038(GP38)
Views:  604   Comments: 0
Distorted Reflections
Title:  Distorted Reflections
Description:  This afternoon's CSO-4 is doing every bit of track speed over the Farmington River under the direction of NECR 3855.
Photo Date:  6/3/2014  Upload Date: 6/3/2014 9:48:24 PM
Location:  Windsor, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NECR 3855(GP38) CSOR 3399(SD40-2) CSOR 2038(GP38)
Views:  836   Comments: 0
CSO-1
Title:  CSO-1
Description:  CSO-1 rolls through Meriden in the last rays of sunlight with a colorful lashup leading 45 cars.
Photo Date:  6/17/2014  Upload Date: 8/31/2014 11:27:42 PM
Location:  Meriden, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NECR 3844(GP38) CSOR 2038(GP38) CSOR 3399(SD40-2)
Views:  761   Comments: 0
CSO-5
Title:  CSO-5
Description:  A peaceful afternoon on the Farmington River is momentarily disturbed as CSO-5 rolls horthward, headed for the Suffield and Bradley Airport Industrials.
Photo Date:  8/26/2014  Upload Date: 8/31/2014 11:18:17 PM
Location:  Windsor, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 2021(GP38)
Views:  624   Comments: 1
CSOR 3399
Title:  CSOR 3399
Description:  Connecticut Southern has reverted back to its patterns of several years ago, when a round trip ran each morning between CSX's West Springfield and Cedar Hill Yards. Its just past noon as CSO-1 rolls northward past the old Pierson Coal Co. near the Wallingford Amtrak Station with twins 3399 and 3398 leading 50 cars.
Photo Date:  9/23/2014  Upload Date: 10/4/2014 1:30:18 PM
Location:  Wallingford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  CSOR 3399(SD40-2) CSOR 3398(SD40-2)
Views:  568   Comments: 0
Halloween CSO-4
Title:  Halloween CSO-4
Description:  CSO-4 tiptoes onto the Connecticut River bridge with a power set that nicely complements what little foliage remains clinging to the trees.
Photo Date:  10/31/2014  Upload Date: 11/29/2014 6:54:58 PM
Location:  Enfield, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSOR 2021(GP38) CSOR 3399(SD40-2)
Views:  665   Comments: 0
Halloween CSO-4
Title:  Halloween CSO-4
Description:  CSO-4 rolls high across the Connecticut River bridge in Enfield with 2021 and 3399 leading about 50 cars for West Springfield.
Photo Date:  10/31/2014  Upload Date: 11/29/2014 7:02:03 PM
Location:  Enfield, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSOR 2021(GP38) CSOR 3399(SD40-2)
Views:  593   Comments: 1
CSO-4
Title:  CSO-4
Description:  CSO-4 tiptoes across the Connecticut River bridge with 2021 leading NECR 417 on a crystal clear and very cold morning.
Photo Date:  2/13/2015  Upload Date: 2/13/2015 3:54:13 PM
Location:  Enfield, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSOR 2021(GP38) NECR 417(GP40-2)
Views:  659   Comments: 2
CSO-4
Title:  CSO-4
Description:  CSO-4 is stretched out across the Connecticut River bridge as the train makes its way towards Springfield.
Photo Date:  2/13/2015  Upload Date: 2/13/2015 3:58:18 PM
Location:  Enfield, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSOR 2021(GP38) NECR 417(GP40-2)
Views:  667   Comments: 2
CSO-4
Title:  CSO-4
Description:  CSO-4 kicks up a bit of rnow as they roll across the mostly frozen Farmington River on a bitterly cold morning.
Photo Date:  2/20/2015  Upload Date: 2/20/2015 9:43:26 PM
Location:  Windsor, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSOR 2021(GP38) NECR 417(GP40-2)
Views:  710   Comments: 2
CSO-4
Title:  CSO-4
Description:  The first CSO-4 of 2016 tiptoes across the Connecticut River bridge on a cold and cloudy morning. A pair of New England Central units, 3844 and 417, lead the way.
Photo Date:  1/4/2016  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 12:27:25 AM
Location:  Enfield, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NECR 3844(GP38) NECR 417(GP40-2)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
CSO-3
Title:  CSO-3
Description:  CSO-3 works a customer in the East Hartford Yard with NECR 3857 providing the power on this cold January morning.
Photo Date:  1/4/2016  Upload Date: 1/5/2016 12:32:05 AM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NECR 3857(GP38AC)
Views:  150   Comments: 0

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