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2-8-4 B&A #1436 at W. Springfield, MA
In scrap line.
East end of yard
Here is West Springfield yard as seen from the east end yard office, with the main tracks running through the middle of the yard. The general yard office is visible above the cabooses. There is no longer a yard office at the east end but the basement…
LH RS1200 #6214 at West Springfield, MA
A second-story window in the general yard office was the vantage point for this picture, which shows the west end of the westbound yard and the fueling station. Lima Hamilton 1000-HP road switcher 6214 (now assigned to the Cincinnati terminal) is…
Ore extra arriving. Fueling station and tower in background.
This view is across the west end of West Springfield yard and includes the diesel fueling station (still intact), locomotive shop (demolished), and general yard office (completely remodeled). The train entering the yard on track 6 in the eastbound…
Train BV-1 passing bracket mounted semaphore signals
Although the basic mainline operation is still double track with automatic block signal rules, there have been substantial physical changes on the Boston and Albany Division in recent years. In this photograph, train By-1, with Fairbanks-Morse units…
2-8-0 NYC&HR #2586 at W. Springfield, MA
On turntable
