Rode the train this past Saturday and as always, a great trip put on by Mass Bay RRE and the railroads involved (P&W, Amtrak, VRR).
This was my first time riding on a trip on any of P&W trackage. Around Plainfield (and another place further north on the return trip - it was dark out by then), we double-stopped at each grade crossing for a second, then continued on (meaning, we stopped, then moved briefly, then stopped again, then proceeded onward). Each crossing was active when we crossed it. Is there some issue with the crossings not activating until you're close to them? If that's the case, then why the double stop?
We ran pretty close to the schedule and got back to Worcester relatively on-time, perhaps 5 minutes late, but not bad, considering the railroads involved, the distance, etc.
On the NEC, according to my phone GPS, we were going about 40 mph. Is that top speed for the power (a pair of B40s)? Or does Amtrak limit the P&W to that speed?
Here's the photos I took of the trip..
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shadyjay/ ... 2041042158" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;