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Photographs of locations where trains ran in the past and where they still run today along with some photos of places they visit. I've also got a couple of old postcards of the American Locomotive Company, ALCO, shops in Schenectady, NY
postcard of ALCO buildings in Schenectady, NY

An old postcard of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) buildings in Schenectady, NY.

postcard of ALCO buildings in Schenectady, NY

An old postcard of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) buildings in Schenectady, NY.

Boston and Albany freight station in Worcester

The Boston & Albany freight station in Worcester,Massachusetts.

railroad yard in Allston MA

The Allston (Boston) Conrail yard

ATSF train passing thru the Fullerton CA station

A westbound SantaFe train passing through the Fullerton CA station

Amtrak sign at LAX

Amtrak sign hanging on the Los Angeles Union Station

tower at LAX

The switch tower at Los Angeles Union Station

westbound freight in Yorba Linda

Westbound Santa Fe train in Yorba Linda CA

Tehachapi Loop in California

A Santa Fe trailer train snakes through the hills near the Tehachapi Loop

Tehachapi Loop in California

A Santa Fe container train is about to go under itself at the Tehachapi Loop

Tehachapi Loop in California

5 Locomotives are at the head of this train at the Tehachapi Loop

Cajon Pass in Summit CA

A westbound Amtrak train wait at Cajon Pass in Summit CA

The creation of the Wachusett Resevoir in central Massachusetts required railroad tracks be moved from the area that would be flooded by the creation of the resevoir. The result of that mandate were two engineering works of art in Clinton, Massachusetts. A tunnel 1110 feet long and a steel bridge 917 feet long spanning the valley of the Nashua River. The bridge stood 133 feet above the riverbed, was opened in 1903 and stood until 1975.

railroad tunnel entrance in Clinton

The east entrance into the tunnel.

railroad tunnel in Clinton

The rails are gone so that can't be a locomotive headlight at the end of the tunnel.

looking over the Nashua River in Clinton

Looking westward out of the tunnel at the Wachusett Dam in Clinton MA

looking over the Nashua River in Clinton

The footings are all that's left of the great bridge.

looking over the Nashua River in Clinton

The bridge spanned the Nashua River and led to Reservoir Switch.

postcard of the railroad bridge over the Nashua River in Clinton

A postcard of the railroad bridge seen from the Wachusett Dam

 

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