Carl Weber - April 6, 1996. Westbound FRSE winding through the reverse curve along Muddy Pond at the Washington/Hinsdale town line. Seems SOMEONE has a low opinion of their employer. This is at least the second CR engine I know of with the "mis-spelled" company name, GP-40 3232 had it also, back in the early 80's.

Carl Weber - This second shot is a wider view of the same train from the same vantage point as above. I used to do a lot of combination tele/normal shots.

Carl Weber - Telephoto view of westbound FRSE coming up on the summit of the Berkshires in Hinsdale, MA, with SD-80MAC 4110 leading the way through the autumnal color on October 1, 1996.

Carl Weber - Normal lens view of FRSE passing the summit of the Berkshires in Hinsdale on October 1, 1996.

Carl Weber - Also taken on October 1, 1996, this is SELA working upgrade at Old Dalton Road undergrade in Hinsdale, MA. The SD-60M's were favorite EMD's of mine, "handsome" locomotives, and never saw quite enough of them.

Carl Weber - The 4123 leads eastbound SEFR upgrade just below the crest of the grade in Hinsdale on October 1, 1996. The BOSE/SEBO and FRSE/SEFR turns were regular early recepients of the SD-80MAC's ministrations on the old Boston & Albany.

Carl Weber - The 4123 approaches closer for an even more dramatic shot.

Carl Weber - A little after 0900, westbound BOSE passes the summit of Washington Hill. I don't usually shoot westbounds this early at the summit because of the sun angle, but wanted to try it once. The 4120 leads on the first day of October 1996.

Carl Weber - Cropped from a 35mm slide that was shot as a vertical (a liitle off the top, a little off the bottom) also from October 4, 1996. Eastbound SEFR begins the assault on the west slope of Washington hill, climbing out of North Adams Junction in Pittsfield, down in the blurry distance, almost a mile away. The gradient in the foreground is about 1.4%, and it's dead level down in the distance at the rear of the train.

Carl Weber - It appears that SEBO has been saddled with "overflow" multi-levels as he tops the west slope of Washington Hill in Hinsdale center, led by the 4125 on October 4, 1996.

Carl Weber - Just before sun-up on October 4, 1996, the 4111 leads eastbound multi-level train ML-482 past CP 140 in the midst of the Hinsdale Flats atop Washington Hill. This is one of the few places with low enough horizons to get decent light for most of the day on "the hill".

Carl Weber - By October 15, 1996, the fall foliage in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts is past peak and, speaking of "peak", that one looming in the background is Mt Greylock. At 3.491 ft., the highest in the state. The 500mm chunk of glass used to capture this image also belies the fact that the mountain is also 19 miles distant. By the way, the train is westbound TV-99, led by SD-60I 5584, rolling across, believe it or not, a 2 and a half mile long tangent in Richmond, MA.

Carl Weber - Eastbound SEBO greets the morning sun on October 15, 1996, as he crests the grade in Hinsdale center, led by SD-60I 5597.

Carl Weber - The folowing three shots were all taken the same day, October 17, 1996. The day started out foggy, which is not necessarily a bad thing, and then cleared off nicely later in the morning. The first shot shows eastbound SEBO with SD-80MAC CR 4120 boring through the fog near MP 68 in Brookfield, MA.

Carl Weber - The second shot in this series is TV10-B lead by SD-60I CR 5593 at the same location a little later as the fog begins to burn off.

Carl Weber - The third and last shot on that October day in 1996 sees westbound FRSE lead by SD-80MAC CR 4100 passing through East Brookfield in the afternoon with bright sun and glorious foliage.