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Viewing Album:  Pan Am Railways' final Office Car Special
 
By:Bob Krug
Dates:5/19/2022 - 5/19/2022
Album Info:Pan Am Railways, about to become part of CSX on June 1st operated it's final OCS with executives and board members riding. The train ran from Portland, ME to Mechanicville, NY. I intercepted the OCS in Shirley, MA and chased it the rest of the way to Mechanicville. I was able to photograph it in multiple locations. It was a good chase, but also a bittersweet one for me as it heralds the end of one of my favorite regional railroads to railfan. I'm hoping the successor on this particular line, Berkshire & Eastern, a Genesee & Wyoming affiliated railroad, runs daylight freights over this highly scenic route.
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PAR 7542 leads the final Pan Am Office Car special past the MBTA commuter station in Shirley
Title:  PAR 7542 leads the final Pan Am Office Car special past the MBTA commuter station in Shirley
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:38:59 PM
Location:  Shirley, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  112   Comments: 2
The westbound OCS splits the signals at South Royalston
Title:  The westbound OCS splits the signals at South Royalston
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:40:04 PM
Location:  South Royalston, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  103   Comments: 2
Pan Am's Office Car special rolls westbound through South Royalston
Title:  Pan Am's Office Car special rolls westbound through South Royalston
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:43:36 PM
Location:  South Royalston, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  78   Comments: 1
PAR 7542 crossing the Miller's Falls River at Erving, MA
Title:  PAR 7542 crossing the Miller's Falls River at Erving, MA
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:44:38 PM
Location:  Erving, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  105   Comments: 3
PAR 7542 leads the OCS westbound through Millers Falls, MA
Title:  PAR 7542 leads the OCS westbound through Millers Falls, MA
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:48:10 PM
Location:  Millers Falls, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  91   Comments: 1
PAR 100 at the rear of the OCS
Title:  PAR 100 at the rear of the OCS
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:48:54 PM
Location:  Millers Falls, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  89   Comments: 0
PAR 7542 leads the OCS through a downpour in Shelburne Falls
Title:  PAR 7542 leads the OCS through a downpour in Shelburne Falls
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:52:34 PM
Location:  Shelburne Falls, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
The OCS rolls westbound through Zoar
Title:  The OCS rolls westbound through Zoar
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:53:37 PM
Location:  Zoar, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
The Office Car Special at Rowe, MA.
Title:  The Office Car Special at Rowe, MA.
Description:  This location is also Žeferred to as Hoosac Tunnel Station; a throwback to Boston & Maine days
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:57:38 PM
Location:  Rowe, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  79   Comments: 1
Thf OCS alongside New York State Route 346 in North Petersburgh
Title:  Thf OCS alongside New York State Route 346 in North Petersburgh
Description:  Train has just entered New York State from Vermont - the horizon behind the train is North Pownal, VT
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 7:58:41 PM
Location:  North Petersburg, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  64   Comments: 1
The OCS on the Hudson River Bridge
Title:  The OCS on the Hudson River Bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 8:02:23 PM
Location:  Stillwater, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  111   Comments: 1
Pan Am Railways' final Office Car Special crosses the Hoosick River at Schaghticoke
Title:  Pan Am Railways' final Office Car Special crosses the Hoosick River at Schaghticoke
Description:  Photo location is from Fisherman's lawe
Photo Date:  5/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 8:01:28 PM
Location:  Schaghticoke, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7542(C40-8)
Views:  115   Comments: 3
ST 100 at the end of the OCS in this going-away shot
Title:  ST 100 at the end of the OCS in this going-away shot
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/20/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 8:00:19 PM
Location:  Hoosick Junction, NY
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  135   Comments: 1
PAR 7552 leads a joint Pan Am / CSX inspectnon train past the former Boston & Maine depot in South Kingston, NH
Title:  PAR 7552 leads a joint Pan Am / CSX inspectnon train past the former Boston & Maine depot in South Kingston, NH
Description:  Bonus OCS shot taken the day before the chase. I set up at this iconic location on the Downeaster Route, but track speeds between Boston and Portland, ME preclude*any chasing
Photo Date:  5/18/2022  Upload Date: 5/20/2022 8:09:54 PM
Location:  South Kingston, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PAR 7552(C40-8)
Views:  150   Comments: 2

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