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By:Adam T
Dates:4/16/2006 - 12/30/2008
Album Info:This album features photos from Pan Am's Connecticut operations. Based out of Plainville, Connecticut, train PL-1 works a variety of customers on a number of branches. The train runs from Plainville to East Deerfield, MA. once a week, most often on Saturdays, and returns south on Tuesday or Wednesday of the next week.
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MEC 353
Title:  MEC 353
Description:  PL-1's crew runs around their train in what's left of the Waterbury Yard on a sunny fall afternoon.
Photo Date:  11/25/2011  Upload Date: 12/26/2011 11:03:17 AM
Location:  Waterbury, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 353(GP40)
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NAUG 2203
Title:  NAUG 2203
Description:  Naugatuck Railroad U-Boat 2203 runs along the railroad's namesake river after bringing a pair of bi-level, ex-LIRR coaches from Torrington to the Pan Am interchange.
Photo Date:  11/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2011 6:34:54 PM
Location:  Waterbury, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NAUG 2203(U23B)
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NAUG 2203
Title:  NAUG 2203
Description:  The Naugatuck Railroad crew departs the Pan Am interchange after delivering a pair of ex-LIRR bi-level coaches. The light unit is seen running along Thomaston Avenue on the way back to the enginehouse in Thomaston.
Photo Date:  11/25/2011  Upload Date: 12/26/2011 10:47:48 AM
Location:  Waterbury, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  NAUG 2203(U23B)
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Train PL-1
Title:  Train PL-1
Description:  Train PL-1 is seen from the Greystone Road overpass with two former LIRR bi-level coaches just picked up from the Naugatuck Railroad interchange.
Photo Date:  11/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/25/2011 6:38:32 PM
Location:  Waterbury, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories:  RollingStock
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Meet at Milepost 26
Title:  Meet at Milepost 26
Description:  PL-1 begins the last leg of its trip to Plainville from East Deerfield, Massachusetts as a light engine move consisting of six Amtrak MOW units sprints past on the Springfield Line.
Photo Date:  12/28/2011  Upload Date: 12/28/2011 8:20:43 PM
Location:  Berlin, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 353(GP40) AMTK 536(MP15DC) AMTK 535(MP15DC)
Views:  637   Comments: 0
Train PL-1
Title:  Train PL-1
Description:  A pair of Guilford-painted GP40s brings PL-1 through downtown New Britain on the final leg of the East Deerfield-Plainville trip.
Photo Date:  12/28/2011  Upload Date: 12/28/2011 8:25:07 PM
Location:  New Britain, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 353(GP40) MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
Rare Moment of Sun
Title:  Rare Moment of Sun
Description:  A rare break in the clouds appears overhead as a pair of Guilford-painted GP40s idle away in the Plainville Yard after bringing PL-1 south from East Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Photo Date:  12/28/2011  Upload Date: 12/28/2011 8:28:07 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 351(GP40) MEC 353(GP40)
Views:  361   Comments: 0
Hancock Brook Dam
Title:  Hancock Brook Dam
Description:  MEC 353 and MEC 351 lead PL-1 southward along the Hancock Brook Dam on the way to Albert Bros. Scrap.
Photo Date:  12/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/30/2011 2:01:27 PM
Location:  Waterbury, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 353(GP40) MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  448   Comments: 2
Train PL-1
Title:  Train PL-1
Description:  PL-1's crew shuffles their units around before returning to the Plainville Yard light engines. MEC 354 sat in Waterbury for over a week, yet it remarkably has no graffiti!
Photo Date:  12/30/2011  Upload Date: 12/30/2011 2:04:40 PM
Location:  Waterbury, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 354(GP40) MEC 353(GP40) MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  575   Comments: 0
A Rare Visit to Plainville
Title:  A Rare Visit to Plainville
Description:  PL-1 was assigned two units this week: MEC 351 and MEC 509, which was making a very rare appearance in Plainville due to the fact that it doesn't have cab signals required for Amtrak's Springfield Line. Today 509 ran solo on a trip west to Terryville and Waterbury after working the Plainville Yard on a very warm June morning.
Photo Date:  6/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/22/2012 9:52:35 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 509(GP40-2LW)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
Train PL-1
Title:  Train PL-1
Description:  MEC 509 prepares to run west to Waterbury and Terryville with cars for Albert Bros. Scrap, Firestone, and Clark-Dietrich Steel. 509 is making a very rare appearance to the area as it doesn't have cab signals required to run on Amtrak's Springfield Line. MEC 351 soaks up the morning heat on the run-around track.
Photo Date:  6/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/22/2012 9:57:43 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 509(GP40-2LW) MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  507   Comments: 0
SP 253020
Title:  SP 253020
Description:  An employee of Forestville Lumber begins to unload SP 253020 on a cold Black Friday morning.
Photo Date:  11/23/2012  Upload Date: 11/24/2012 11:12:11 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories:  RollingStock
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Flying High
Title:  Flying High
Description:  High above the forest floor, PL-1 crawls across the bridge parallel to Clark Avenue. The two units are lugging eight loads upgrade to Clark-Dietrich Steel and Firestone.
Photo Date:  11/23/2012  Upload Date: 11/24/2012 11:23:15 PM
Location:  Pequabuck, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 352(GP40) MEC 502(GP40-2LW)
Views:  500   Comments: 1
Rare Visitor
Title:  Rare Visitor
Description:  After running around the train, PL-1 prepares to shove the eight loads up to the Firestone and Clark-Dietrich Steel sidings (accessed by the spur at right). MEC 502 is a very rare visitor to the area, as it lacks the cab signals required to lead on Amtrak's Springfield Line.
Photo Date:  11/23/2012  Upload Date: 11/24/2012 11:35:14 PM
Location:  Terryville, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 502(GP40-2LW) MEC 352(GP40)
Views:  722   Comments: 1
Grinding Upgrade
Title:  Grinding Upgrade
Description:  The morning peace is temporarily disturbed as MEC 502 and MEC 352 shove eight loads up to the top of the hill for Firestone and Clark-Dietrich Steel.
Photo Date:  11/23/2012  Upload Date: 11/24/2012 11:43:31 PM
Location:  Terryville, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 502(GP40-2LW)
Views:  331   Comments: 1
Crossing Canal Street
Title:  Crossing Canal Street
Description:  After dropping loads at Clark-Dietrich Steel and Firestone, PL-1 eases across Canal Street on the way back to the Plainville Yard.
Photo Date:  11/23/2012  Upload Date: 11/24/2012 11:50:59 PM
Location:  Pequabuck, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 502(GP40-2LW) MEC 352(GP40)
Views:  396   Comments: 2
BM 327
Title:  BM 327
Description:  A few lucky rays of sun have made it through the clouds, though only for a few seconds as BM 327 rests in the Plainville Yard on a cold Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  12/23/2012  Upload Date: 12/24/2012 9:40:18 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  BM 327(GP40)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
BM 327
Title:  BM 327
Description:  Rays of sun struggle to make it past the cloud cover as BM 327 rests in the Plainville Yard on a cold December afternoon. Note the old Boston & Maine hopper at right.
Photo Date:  12/23/2012  Upload Date: 12/24/2012 9:34:54 PM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  BM 327(GP40)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
Rare Appearance
Title:  Rare Appearance
Description:  PL-1 makes a very rare appearance in Seymour to spot an empty KRL flat car for Kerite Corporation. After a southbound Metro-North train passes, they'll return to Waterbury light engine. Kerite only ships about one or two loads per year.
Photo Date:  2/22/2013  Upload Date: 2/23/2013 5:35:41 PM
Location:  Seymour, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  522   Comments: 0
Rare Waterbury Branch Meet
Title:  Rare Waterbury Branch Meet
Description:  A very rare meet takes place in Seymour as Metro-North train 1963 comes to a stop at the station. PL-1 waits in the Kerite siding after dropping an empty KRL flat car. The Pan Am local ventures this far down the Waterbury Branch only a couple times per year.
Photo Date:  2/22/2013  Upload Date: 2/23/2013 1:36:52 AM
Location:  Seymour, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  637   Comments: 0
On the Move Again
Title:  On the Move Again
Description:  PL-1 departs the Kerite siding after spotting an empty KRL flat car for the customer. Once clear of the switch, they'll reverse direction and return to Waterbury and Plainville. This is a rare occurrence, as Kerite only ships one or two loads per year. The Seymour Station is on the left.
Photo Date:  2/22/2013  Upload Date: 2/23/2013 5:49:11 PM
Location:  Seymour, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 351(GP40)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
PLED
Title:  PLED
Description:  A matching pair of blue-dip GP40s leads PLED across the Connecticut River bridge after picking up a handful of cars from the Central New England interchange in Hartford.
Photo Date:  2/13/2015  Upload Date: 2/13/2015 4:05:55 PM
Location:  Enfield, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 350(GP40) MEC 352(GP40)
Views:  1124   Comments: 2
Rare Visitors
Title:  Rare Visitors
Description:  A gaggle of power idles away on the Canal Line in Plainville on a sunny winter morning. GP40-2LW 519, leased Providence & Worcester GP38 2010, GP40 352, GP40-2LW 501, and GMTX GP40 3109 (wearing a blue dip scheme but lacking Pan Am lettering) compose the lineup. This is the P&W unit's first appearance in Plainville, and seeing two ex-CN widecabs here is a special treat.
Photo Date:  2/6/2016  Upload Date: 2/8/2016 10:38:14 AM
Location:  Plainville, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  MEC 519(GP40-2LW) PW 2010(GP38) MEC 352(GP40) MEC 501(GP40-2LW) GMTX 3109(GP40)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
Train PL-1
Title:  Train PL-1
Description:  Train PL-1 arrives at Berlin, CT. as it continues today's journey to East Deerfield, MA. Note the former Long ·sland Railroad coach toward the end of the train.
Photo Date:  9/18/2010  Upload Date: 9/18/2010 8:12:39 PM
Location:  Berlin, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  196   Comments: 0


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