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| Springfield union station entrance January 26, 2018. |
The day before I attended the trains show in West Springfield I stopped in at the station to see what might be around. A NECR engine was shoving it's train across the Connecticut River clearing the signals at the station platform. Once clear it headed south, I am assuming to Hartford. There was two Amtrak trains laying over with no crew on board.
A $94 million renovation project restored the former Springfield Union Station which was reopened in late June 2017 as a regional transit hub not only featuring Amtrak service, but serving as the new hub for the bus system in the area. There even is a Dunkin's inside. There is a mention of a commuter rail system that maybe coming in the future. On my visit the station looked in great shape and I wished I had gone inside...George Dutka
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| An overall view of Union Station in Springfield, Ma. |
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| A NECR engine finished shoving a short train clear of the signals before departing south. The Amtrak train is laying over. |
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| A look towards track 1 and 2. I think the NECR engine is on a track beyond the end platform track. |
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| Another short train stored on the stub end track at the east end of the station. |
A note regarding your observation of the NECR power at the Springfield station - those would be on loan to the Connecticut Southern, which like the NECR, is owned by Genessee & Wyoming. The CSOR has the fright rights from Springfield south to New Haven along Amtrak.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the additional information...George
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