NECR 611 South 3/1/24 - Dawn of the Dash 8

The New England Central Railroad train 611 rolls south through Northfield, MA on Friday, March 1, 2024 with a triad of freshly painted C40-8Ws... Manufactured by General Electric from 1989 to 1994 these 30+ year old units will replace the older EMD locomotives on the NECR roster.
This inaugural all GE run went awry only 3 miles from my position when 611 "went in the hole" in an emergency stop situation. (After some tense moments) the conductor walked the train and apparently found some problems with the air lines within the consist of cars. The crew had 611 underway in short order, no equipment on the ground and nobody injured.

[@amtrakandcsxrailfanning351]

Good catch catching this freight with thise big units of this there central railroad

[@Steelrailbearing]

Thank you very much