East Portal..An eastbound, from Mechanicville, leaves Hoosac Tunnel for the run down the Deerfield valley to East Deerfield, MA.
In a less "connected" era, listening in at an unlocked phone box was as good as it got. Sleeping bag "accommodations" allowed one to be "in position" when the first train emerged.
Photographed by Ken Patton, July, 1963.
Added to the photo archive by Ken Patton, September 2, 2018.
Railroad: Boston & Maine.
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