• New England Central Railroad (NECR)

  • For discussion of the various Class II and III Lines of the Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Railroad Holding Co. short-lines which do not have their own forums as noted:

    Their website is here: GWRR.com
    A list of their holdings is here: Wikipedia List
For discussion of the various Class II and III Lines of the Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Railroad Holding Co. short-lines which do not have their own forums as noted:

Their website is here: GWRR.com
A list of their holdings is here: Wikipedia List
  by NHV 669
 
3845 is somewhere on the property, it was based in White River sometime within the last two months on the 600/601 job.

3855 is on the Connecticut Southern.

3857 is apparently in the St. Albans deadline for scrap due to a rod through the engine block.
  by Allouette
 
NECR has upgraded several signals on the Conn River line, replacing some B&M searchlights with bidirectional color light units. Most recent changes are at MP168 and 170 on the Palmer sub. At MP 168 the former northbound-only intermediate (1683) was moved across the tracks and now has both north- and southbound heads. The mast at MP170, the boundary between the Palmer and Roxbury subs, was two-head southbound (pre-2011 beginning of CTC) and one-head northbound, now is single-head in each direction.
  by Allouette
 
The new signal at MP170 is named Windsor Interlocking, and is still an absolute signal, even though there aren't any switches between MP170 and the intermediates in either direction.
  by jamoldover
 
Previously the southbound signal at Windsor had been an absolute signal while the northbound one had been a permissive (intermediate) one. Is that still the case, or are they both absolute signals now?
  by Allouette
 
Hard to tell from Bridge Street. No number plate on the northbound side, all of the markings are on the relay box label.
  by jamoldover
 
No number plate would indicate that it's an absolute signal.
  by Allouette
 
Windsor Interlocking is the subdivision boundary. Pre-1987, B&M's CTC ended there northbound, with ABS signals on CV. NECR left that pretty much intact, but replaced some staggered intermediates with bidirectional signals. The 2011 reworking put CTC up to MP 16 or so in White River Jct.
  by Allouette
 
Found myself in Windsor for the fourth time this week. Signal box is marked
CP Windsor
MP0.0
MP169.40
on one side, the opposite milepost numbers on the other side.
  by Allouette
 
The old name Windsor Interlocking goes back to B&M/CV joint operation days. An NECR signal maintainer was working in the signal box when I went by on Friday.
  by Allouette
 
Finally got down to Claremont to see what has been happening. New signals prepped but still turned aside at Claremont Jct. North. Claremont Jct. South (Grissom Lane) still untouched.

Some other new signal work includes a new relay box about a half mile south of Balloch's in Cornish NH.
  by jamoldover
 
Any photos of the new signals?
  by Allouette
 
The new signals can be seen from the Claremont Jct. station platform, but there are some trees as a background so I could not get a clear picture without trespassing. From what I could see it looks like a one-for-one replacement of signal heads on new masts. Claremont Jct. South can easily be photographed (at least northbound) from Grissom Lane, but that will have to wait until something happens.
  by Allouette
 
Another visit to Claremont today... Hi-rail trucks working on something at the Cornish/Claremont line - couldn't get a clear look through the trees. It might have something to do with the defect detector (which opens with "BNSF Railway").

The new signals at Claremont Junction North are still turned aside with the old B&M searchlights in service. Claremont Junction South has several new signal bases, but no new masts.
  by Allouette
 
New signals have been installed on the recently installed bases at Claremont Junction South. The searchlights are still in service with the CSX-style signals turned aside. Claremont Junction North is the same, with the searchlights still active. It looks like there will be no change in the aspects displayed when the new signals are activated, as new masts have the same number of signal heads as the old masts.
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