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4/17/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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mec u25b 225
Title:  mec u25b 225
Description:  very early guilford paint
Photo Date:  2/25/1985  Upload Date: 8/30/2018 4:59:19 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 225(U25B) BM 324(GP40)
Views:  1336   Comments: 0
plainville
Title:  plainville
Description:  trailer van ramp
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 11/29/2019 3:10:32 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  BM 324(GP40)
Views:  463   Comments: 0
bm 325 ex cr 3235
Title:  bm 325 ex cr 3235
Description:  slight mishap
Photo Date:  2/21/1986  Upload Date: 9/10/2018 4:07:59 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track
Locomotives:  BM 325(GP40)
Views:  967   Comments: 0
bm 328
Title:  bm 328
Description:  real heritage showing thru
Photo Date:  11/25/1985  Upload Date: 9/10/2018 4:47:31 AM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  BM 328(GP40)
Views:  1092   Comments: 0
plainville locals
Title:  plainville locals
Description:  Back when they had some business canal line and even trailer vans.
Photo Date:  7/21/1988  Upload Date: 8/17/2018 12:28:37 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  BM 369(GP39-2) BM 328(GP40)
Views:  883   Comments: 1
dh u33c 650
Title:  dh u33c 650
Description:  better picture
Photo Date:  9/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/30/2018 8:09:52 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 290(U23B) DH 7323(GP38-2) DH 650(U33C) BM 334(GP40)
Views:  1451   Comments: 1
tru colors showing
Title:  tru colors showing
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/25/2019 9:18:37 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BM 335(GP40)
Views:  553   Comments: 2
d&h unit in plainville was unusual
Title:  d&h unit in plainville was unusual
Description:  single chime horn on 337
Photo Date:  8/1/1986  Upload Date: 8/6/2021 10:50:15 AM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  DH 7407(GP39-2) BM 337(GP40)
Views:  576   Comments: 0
Cheshire,CT.
Title:  Cheshire,CT.
Description:  B&M CANAL LINE OVER 691 BM337 had a single horn at this time
Photo Date:  7/21/1988  Upload Date: 9/7/2018 7:35:03 PM
Location:  Cheshire, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Bridge,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BM 337(GP40)
Views:  652   Comments: 0
b&m 337 on canal line in cheshire ct
Title:  b&m 337 on canal line in cheshire ct
Description:  canal line late 80s crossing rt691 heading south on which is a bike path now.
Photo Date:  7/21/1988  Upload Date: 9/21/2017 2:56:50 PM
Location:  Cheshire, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 337(GP40)
Views:  1060   Comments: 0
switching on the canal line county lumber ex cheshire grain&coal
Title:  switching on the canal line county lumber ex cheshire grain&coal
Description:  b&m 337 switching county lumber in cheshire prior to the canal line last train jan 95
Photo Date:  7/21/1988  Upload Date: 12/1/2017 6:21:32 PM
Location:  Cheshire, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  BM 337(GP40)
Views:  1002   Comments: 1
Canal line Cheshire CT.
Title:  Canal line Cheshire CT.
Description:  PL1 heading south to country lumber and copeland co
Photo Date:  8/21/1988  Upload Date: 7/29/2019 12:41:37 PM
Location:  Cheshire, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BM 337(GP40)
Views:  677   Comments: 0
bm341 ex penn central paint
Title:  bm341 ex penn central paint
Description:  plainville yard when there was intermodal traffic
Photo Date:  4/12/1987  Upload Date: 7/24/2018 1:33:12 AM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  BM 341(GP40)
Views:  890   Comments: 0
d&h 7418 ex rdg now csx 4307
Title:  d&h 7418 ex rdg now csx 4307
Description:  gp 39-2 in plainville before guilfords bankrupting the d&h in 1988
Photo Date:  5/23/1987  Upload Date: 10/23/2019 9:23:31 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  DH 7418(GP39-2) BM 341(GP40)
Views:  770   Comments: 1
MEC 345
Title:  MEC 345
Description:  GATX owned ex cr pc
Photo Date:  8/18/2018  Upload Date: 8/18/2018 6:11:15 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 345(GP40)
Views:  251   Comments: 1
mec 350
Title:  mec 350
Description:  trailing unit and about 20 cars
Photo Date:  2/14/2018  Upload Date: 2/14/2018 6:00:56 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
PLED
Title:  PLED
Description:  there was about to be a meet at the diamond with pl1,dont think ive seen that in 40 yrs at plainville
Photo Date:  2/27/2018  Upload Date: 2/28/2018 7:35:43 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40) MEC 352(GP40) PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  270   Comments: 1
mec 350 waiting to cross diamond
Title:  mec 350 waiting to cross diamond
Description:  pled waiting for pl1 to head south on canal line local
Photo Date:  2/27/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2018 6:26:56 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  179   Comments: 2
pled waiting a long time
Title:  pled waiting a long time
Description:  mec350,352,pw 2009,and a b20
Photo Date:  2/27/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2018 6:42:43 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40) MEC 352(GP40) PW 2009(GP38-2) MEC 5953(B20-8)
Views:  388   Comments: 1
MEC 350in the lead of pled
Title:  MEC 350in the lead of pled
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/6/2018  Upload Date: 3/9/2018 11:29:26 AM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40) MEC 352(GP40) PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
waiting for a crew
Title:  waiting for a crew
Description:  PW 2009 blew a piston a few years ago and was repaired at altoona i think
Photo Date:  4/7/2018  Upload Date: 4/7/2018 7:57:18 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) MEC 351(GP40) MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
pled
Title:  pled
Description:  hot fathers day in depths of plainville
Photo Date:  6/17/2018  Upload Date: 6/17/2018 6:09:09 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 5933(B20-8) MEC 350(GP40) MEC 352(GP40)
Views:  561   Comments: 0
pled
Title:  pled
Description:  pled waiting for a crew sooner or later
Photo Date:  6/17/2018  Upload Date: 6/17/2018 6:05:09 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40) MEC 350(GP40) MEC 5933(B20-8)
Views:  618   Comments: 1
old emd
Title:  old emd
Description:  gp 40 is back on pl1 after more than 6 months of ges
Photo Date:  7/29/2018  Upload Date: 7/30/2018 12:03:42 AM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  155   Comments: 1
mec 350,351,5953
Title:  mec 350,351,5953
Description:  cable load
Photo Date:  9/1/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 5:17:20 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40) MEC 351(GP40) MEC 5953(B20-8)
Views:  387   Comments: 1
pled
Title:  pled
Description:  flat car cable load ready to roll
Photo Date:  9/1/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 5:09:45 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40) MEC 351(GP40) MEC 5953(B20-8)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
pan am ocs
Title:  pan am ocs
Description:  ocs arriving plainville yard
Photo Date:  11/14/2018  Upload Date: 11/15/2018 12:42:50 AM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40) MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  292   Comments: 2
ocs at plainville
Title:  ocs at plainville
Description:  unusual visitor
Photo Date:  11/14/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 7:23:32 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40) MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
ocs at plainville
Title:  ocs at plainville
Description:  power was mec 352 350
Photo Date:  11/14/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 7:27:27 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40) MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  217   Comments: 1
ocs at plainville
Title:  ocs at plainville
Description:  power just ran around ocs
Photo Date:  11/14/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 7:30:38 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40) MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  268   Comments: 1
edpl
Title:  edpl
Description:  power with cab signals
Photo Date:  11/27/2018  Upload Date: 11/27/2018 11:37:41 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40) MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
canal line
Title:  canal line
Description:  camo mec 350
Photo Date:  11/27/2018  Upload Date: 11/28/2018 8:40:29 AM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
PLED
Title:  PLED
Description:  Waiting for a crew 51 cars ready to go 11 loads 40 empties
Photo Date:  12/12/2018  Upload Date: 12/12/2018 5:33:32 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 5933(B20-8) MEC 351(GP40) MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  576   Comments: 1
power at plainville
Title:  power at plainville
Description:  yard was full new years day
Photo Date:  1/1/2019  Upload Date: 1/1/2019 1:18:56 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40) MEC 5933(B20-8) MEC 5974(B20-8)
Views:  692   Comments: 1
arrival and departure tracks
Title:  arrival and departure tracks
Description:  ex penn central 3266 still on home rails 50 years after
Photo Date:  1/1/2019  Upload Date: 1/1/2019 8:01:41 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
PLED
Title:  PLED
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/26/2019  Upload Date: 5/28/2019 11:25:06 AM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40) MEC 5967(B20-8) MEC 352(GP40)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
PLED
Title:  PLED
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/26/2019  Upload Date: 5/28/2019 11:32:48 AM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
cab signal location
Title:  cab signal location
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2019  Upload Date: 8/3/2019 11:29:41 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
pl1 power
Title:  pl1 power
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/2019  Upload Date: 11/2/2019 4:32:16 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 5972(B20-8) MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  331   Comments: 1
the road power
Title:  the road power
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/23/2019  Upload Date: 11/23/2019 5:54:48 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40)
Views:  165   Comments: 1
pled problem in new britski
Title:  pled problem in new britski
Description:  70 car train left,later derailed 3 out of 4 locos in new britian,rerailed 4/5/2018
Photo Date:  4/4/2018  Upload Date: 4/5/2018 8:10:16 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 351(GP40) MEC 5953(B20-8) PW 2009(GP38-2) MEC 352(GP40)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
mec 351
Title:  mec 351
Description:  mec 351 getting to be a stealth unit
Photo Date:  4/4/2018  Upload Date: 4/4/2018 6:28:53 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
PLED departs plainville
Title:  PLED departs plainville
Description:  pled with a whopping 70 cars today,its amazing what they do with 2 tracks and the waterbury main
Photo Date:  4/4/2018  Upload Date: 4/4/2018 6:15:52 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) MEC 352(GP40) MEC 351(GP40) MEC 5953(B20-8)
Views:  531   Comments: 1
ready for a new owner
Title:  ready for a new owner
Description:  class of 69
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 9/8/2018 6:54:38 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  229   Comments: 1
plainville yard
Title:  plainville yard
Description:  mec 352
Photo Date:  8/1/2016  Upload Date: 11/27/2017 6:18:06 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
pled
Title:  pled
Description:  picking up tank cars on canal line on the small portion thats not a lame bike path
Photo Date:  10/4/2016  Upload Date: 10/4/2016 3:17:40 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40) PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  509   Comments: 1
pan am lite thru wally
Title:  pan am lite thru wally
Description:  pan am railways lite engine move thru wallingford,doing the trackage rights thing no business at all
Photo Date:  5/9/2017  Upload Date: 5/9/2017 7:26:39 PM
Location:  Wallingford, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) MEC 352(GP40)
Views:  448   Comments: 2
PLED
Title:  PLED
Description:  pled in camo at hamlin pond park
Photo Date:  4/15/2018  Upload Date: 4/16/2018 8:05:57 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40) PW 2009(GP38-2) MEC 5936(B20-8)
Views:  437   Comments: 1
PLED
Title:  PLED
Description:  Thru new britian smoking a bit,lots of factories not 1 rail customer
Photo Date:  4/15/2018  Upload Date: 4/15/2018 5:05:09 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Larry Watkins
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40) PW 2009(GP38-2) MEC 5936(B20-8)
Views:  495   Comments: 0


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