NECR Cab Ride through Amherst & Belchertown, MA

Taking a trip on the New England Central 611 road switcher job on a beautiful Saturday. Today's lineup: NECR #5032 (ex-Conrail #5032) SD40, NECR #6281 (ex-Conrail #6281) SD40, RMPX #9457 (ex-CN #????) GP40-2W (south only), & CSOR #8530 (ex-????) B39-8E (not online, north only).

Part 1: Starting up our SD40.
Part 2: Throttling up in South Amherst
Part 3: Climbing the Belchertown hill in notch 8
Part 4: Tripping the Vernon detector
Part 5: Letting the Vermonter pass us
Part 6: Various photos from the trip

Enjoy this cab ride!

Video by TNT Productions
http://www.TNTproductions.tk/

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[mt90945557]

Nice cab vid! The NECR looks like a cool RR to railfan!

[TNT314159]

Ex-conrail and foreign/loaner power is common here, there are roots blown geeps that frequently haul big trains, and the only GEs that are used are CSOR and PW B39-8Es. Yup I'd say so :P

[hoggerdave]

What is the speed limit going down that hill?

[TNT314159]

55/40 is the subdivision speed limit, but there is a permanent speed restriction as of 2010 at MP 82 due to bad track

[woofwoof971]

Might want to tell King Tut to hold the layshaft in when starting EMD's with starter motors.  H.P.W!

[TNT314159]

I'll be sure to let him know next time I see him. HPW!

[Tcostello105]

Hey Matt why is there a set of wheels in the river? Was there an accident in the past over that bridge?

[MarkAllenChannel]

Excellent footage.  Wow.

[TheThomasSproduction]

Nice RS3L! 

[kjrehberg]

The Amtrak Vermonter at 05:47 is awesome. Thanks for the video!!

[NYgfwa]

Epic all aboard!

[arlingtontrains7]

freaking awsome.. i feel as if im in the cab to:D