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Last week I was eating lunch at a restaurant in an old train station and no less than 5 trains came though; I managed to grab photos of 3 of them.

New England Central (NECR) had locomotives in two different liveries:

A pair of GP38s:


and an SD40-2:


I was getting ready to leave when a friendly CSX employee told me to wait a few more minutes and another train would arrive, and so it did:

Amtrak Vermonter approaching at 60mph:


The two I missed were Massachusetts Central (MECR) GP38s pulling mixed freight.

Was this at the "Steaming Tender" restaurant in Palmer?

Indeed, yes, it was!

A good day all around--good food, trains, and especially talking at length with the CSX employee about PTC.

We lived down the road in South Hadley 2007-13, so we ate there more than once. The guy who owns the place is a one-man adjunct to the local Chamber of Commerce, and works very hard to promote Palmer. He also encourages people to sit around on his patio and watch trains go by.