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Digital Images of RailFan Interest

Video pf Providence and Worcester Railroad Coal Train

22 April 2011, 1:3PM - Providence & Worcester Railroad coal train of empties, southbound from the Bow power plant, shot from an office window at Dow Street, Manchester, NH on Friday, 2011-04-22. The video is pretty much just the headend power of GMTX 2177 (GP38-2), P&W 3008 (B30-7AB), GMTX 2624 (GP38-2), P&W 3005(B30-7AB), & P&W 2011(GP38), with a trainload of empty coal cars.



Digital Images of RailFan Interest

Providence & Worcester Maintenance-of-Way Equipment
9 May 2002 - just north of the Martin Street grade crossing, Cumberland, RI

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1120: 2253-Amtrak 2019 & 2014

24 March 2002 - Sharon Station, meeting of the Mansfield Kennel Club

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Not photographed by myself:

0820:  2251-Amtrak 2031 & 2030
0901:  99-Amtrak 916 + 8
0954:  161-Amtrak 943 + 10
1102:  190-Amtrak 923 + 9

1139: 2290-Amtrak 2026-2027

1203: 2806-MBTA 1700-1117

1220: 163-Amtrak 919 + 9

1135: 2805-MBTA 1051-1710

 

1034: 2899-MBTA 1117-1700

1216: 160-Amtrak 920 + 8


October 2001 - India Point Railroad Bridge

The link at left has historic information and a QuickTime Virtual Reality image of this area. I have a Limited Edition Set of 200 Giclée prints of the full panorama available for sale. Note that the panorama is that depicted by the link at left, not the thumbnail seen here. Write sales@historythroughphotos.com for further information.


20 July 2001 - Providence Union Stations

Some basic information that I have, from my collection, about the Providence Union Stations.


28 October 2000 - Providence & Worcester Railroad Excursion to Roger Williams Park Zoo

(left) P&W GP38 #2011, lead unit of the 28 October 2000 excursion train from Worcester, MA to the Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, RI. This image was shot with permission of the Railroad Police at the zoo stop-over.

(right) This shot was taken of the consist on the return to Worcester, at Valley Falls, crossing the Blackstone River.

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29 May 2001 - Providence & Worcester Railroad East Providence Running Track Rehabilitation


These shots were taken of the rehabilitation of the East Providence Running Track of the Providence & Worcester Railroad. The image at left is looking south, from the east approach to the Old Red Bridge. The image to the immediate right is looking north, from the same location. The image at far right is from the overpass, on the west side of the tracks, looking east.

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Digital Movie Clips of RailFan Interest

These video clips are quite large and can be long downloads on Internet connections slower than 56k. The thumbnails, which are actual frames from the video clips, are the same size as the video clips and show representative lighting.

A free Apple Quicktime 4.1.2 Viewer can be downloaded from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/. Apple provides this viewer free for both Apple and Windows platforms. You will need this to view the Quicktime movie (*.mov) below.

Amtrak No. 160 at Kingston Station

3 March 2001, 11:43AM - Amtrak's Acela Regional Train No. 160, Eastbound from Washington, DC, to Boston's South Station, stopping en route at Kingston Station. Videotaped on a tripod, at Kingston Station, West Kingston, Rhode Island. This train was headed by an AEM-7 number 933, with eight Amfleet cars, on track 2. Resolution: 240x180 pixels. Length: 3 minutes, 32 seconds. Lighting: overcast with light snow. Sound: yes. Compression Format: Cinepak. Filesize: 11.1MB. Filename: ATK160-3-3-2001.mov

Amtrak #172

29 July 2000, 2:50PM - Amtrak's Train No. 172, Eastbound from Washington, DC to Boston's South Station. Videotaped on a tripod, in Attleboro, Massachusetts. This train was headed by an EMD F40PHR, number 244, with six Amfleet cars, on track 2. Resolution: 320x240 pixels. Length: 39 seconds. Lighting: bright overcast. Sound: yes. Filesize: 8.0MB. Filename: ATK172-29Jul2K.avi

Amtrak Train No. 164

23 July 2000, 5:08PM - Amtrak's Train No. 164, Eastbound videotaped on a tripod, in Warwick, Rhode Island. This train was headed by an EMD F40PH, number 316, with six Amfleet cars, on track 2. Resolution: 320x240 pixels. Length: 16 seconds. Lighting: bright sunlight. Sound: yes. Filesize: 3.3MB. Filename: Amtrak164EB.avi

23 July 2000, 5:57PM -Amtrak's Acela Regional No. 133, Westbound, videotaped on a tripod in Warwick, Rhode Island. This train was headed by an AEM-7 number 902, with eight Amfleet cars, on track 1. Resolution: 320x240 pixels. Length: 13 seconds. Lighting: bright sunlight. Sound: yes. Filesize: 2.8MB. Filename: Acela133WB.avi

Acela Test Train

18 July 2000, 10:57PM - Amtrak's Acela Test Train, videotaped on a tripod at the Attleboro MBTA Station, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Resolution: 320x240 pixels. Length: 30 seconds. Lighting: fairly dark. Sound: yes. Filesize: 3.9MB. Filename: AcelaTestTrain.avi.

CSX 6218 Video Clip

18 July 2000, 10:44PM - CSX Freight 6218, videotaped on a tripod at the Attleboro MBTA Station, Attleboro, Massachusetts. This train, with CSX 6218 heading and CSX 6228 on the tail, was clearing the mainline prior to the Amtrak Acela Test Train's run. Resolution: 180x132 pixels. Length: 39 seconds. Lighting: fairly dark. Sound: yes. Filesize: 3.9MB. Filename: CSX6218.avi.

Amtrak's Acela Regional Train #133

15 April 2000, 5:44PM - Amtrak's Acela Regional Train #133, videotaped handheld at the South Attleboro MBTA Station, South Attleboro, Massachusetts. This train was headed by two F40PHR locos, leading a pair of AEM-7's, with their pantographs down. Cannot make the numbers on the AEM's. Resolution:160x120. Compression Format: Cinepak. Length: 52 seconds. Lighting: sunlit. Sound: yes. Filesize: 6.2MB. Filename: No longer available online, after having 258 accesses over the previous 11 months.

I have recently purchased a number of slides of the Missouri Pacific Lines, from an estate auction online. It includes shots from onboard the open-deck carferry, Ste. Genevieve. The photographer's name is not known. I will have some pics from that collection online about early winter.

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