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Train ware10, bringing loads of beer to Foxboro Terminal leaves Readville's Yard #2 onto the Franklin Branch, westbound.




With a whisp of black exhaust, Conrail GE B23-7 #2005, proclaims her 2250 horsepower! She's pulling local WARE20 from Readville's #1 yard.





Conrail EMD SD80MAC #4114, backs onto her train, BOSE at the west end of Nevins' Yard, Framingham, MA.





Conrail GE B36-7 #5003, still with Berkshire Mountains Snow on the pilot and plow, rests in Framingham. She'll go to Beacon Park, later.






EMD SD40-2 #6487 shows in great detail what they're known for. Large C-C "paws" and front and rear "porches" The yard crews love these!





EMD SD50, with it's brutish good looks and Spartan cab whines away as only an EMD can on track Nevins 6, Framingham, MA.





A rear view of EMD SD50 #6742 makes it appear to be 100 feet long! This is one handsome locomotive! at Framingham 03/98.





Fill 'er up! and Check the Oil, Please!





SEBO's power and an American Crane with flatcar, swap stories at Framingham Ma.





Here is a view of the revolutionalr "radial" self-steering truck of the EMD SD80MAC. It is "hinged" abft of the lead axle and has "power steering".





General Electric B23-7 #2005 performs switching duties in Readville's #1 yard, prior to going out on the road at train WARE20.





GE, B23-7 #1982 leads train WARE10 from Readville, along the Franklin Division to Foxboro Terminal for local duties.





View from the fireman's seat. GE, B23-7 #1943 runs long hood forward, through Readville, Yard #1.



Nice rear shot of Conrail General Electric B23-7 #1943 in the snow at Readville's #1 yard in March 1980. "Neither Rain nor Snow nor..."







Conrail B36-7 leads 3 other units into Nevins' Yard, Framingham, MA.





A close-up view of the front of Conrail General Electric, B23-7 #1943 at #1 Yard, Readville, MA. March 1980.




Conrail, General Electric B23-7, engine #1943 resting in the snow on a March 1980 day.




Conrail, EMD GP38 sits at Readville Yard in 1980. She'll take local, WAMI- to Middleboro. Note the Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad Alco S2, #3.




A nice array of six axle power including EMD SD45's, SD40's and EL SD45, at Beacon Park Enginehouse, Boston in 1976.




A sunset view of Beacon Park Enginehouse in Allston (Boston) Ma. All kinds of power...including (if you look close) an RS3M (EMD engined at Altoona) parked in front of the building!




The human view of a brand-new GP40-2 #3340 at Beacon Park enginehouse. They're assigned to Trailvan trains.



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