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The Berkshire & Eastern Railroad's FI-1 job, a Fitchburg to Ayer transfer, sits next to the Ayer tower waiting for permission into the yard.

The southbound Cape Flyer service bypasses the Montello station. The Flyer is a special service run every Friday and weekend to/from Hyannis and Boston. Note the license plate on 1138: FLYER.

An Elkhart & Western GP9 leads back east through an old industrial park on a snowy Friday.

As expected, the return of steam to the Narrow Gauge of the East brough out railfans in the hundreds--trains for the Winter Spectacular either sold out or were near capacity, and I'd wager around 200 people converged on the Long Fill and Runk Road overpass. But only four elected to shoot the morning frieght run through the open barn doors.

Rochester & Southern Railway BL-1 local heads west towards LeRoy NY.

A botched RISI cruising north at Bradford with the Wellsboro & Corning 6072 showing some damage from a tree strike that occurred just before Mt. Jewett leading the pack. The SIRI turned at Johnsonburg and ran with the same power on the return trip.

After moving to the head of the downhill train. WMSR 558 is a former NS B32-8 GE unit. Set up to run long hood forward. The 558 is a nice addition to the roster. Although will not be around for too much longer.

A daylight Buffalo & Pittsburgh WAJO backs into the yard in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania behind a quartet of GP's, passing alongside the woodchip pile of Domtar's paper mill complex. The crew will swap cars in the yard and then head back over the A&E Sub to Warren.

NJT 4101, built as CNJ 3672 in 1968, is making its debut run on NJT's Main Line to Suffern, NY on train 1221. This locomotive is the most recent addition to the NJT heritage fleet and in every sense is historically accurate, with period correct number boards and a Leslie SU3L horn. The paint scheme was worn by this engine from 1979-1981 before the official creation of NJ Transit Rail Operations in 1983.