Back in the days of bigger carbon footprints, you could always look forward to the Bow coal train. I did not record the power on the head end, it was probably Conrail, but about 100 identical Pittsburg and Lake Erie hoppers later with that evenly spaced "ta-ting-ta-ting" sound over the nearest rail joint, this beautiful P&LE caboose rolls past, complete with a fancy herald and just a bit of coal dust grit in the air following it. Seen here at Sandy Pond Road crossing in Ayer, MA.

Photographed by Ron DeFilippo, 1988.
Added to the photo archive by Ron DeFilippo, April 10, 2019.
Railroad: Guilford (B&M).

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