March 5th, 2016
The final leg of our trip saw us wake up to the persistent sound of a symmetric braking unit on the scanner in Bellows Falls, which led us to parked-running Guilford engines on the Walpole side of the river, before we turned north to see the Claremont and Concord, west to Rutland, and north to Burlington, stumbling completely by chance on a local working the Omya plant in Florence that we did not hear on the radio. We wrapped up our impromptu vacation stopping in Montreal to visit family.
Florence, Vermont
Florence is the small town hosting an Omya plant north of Rutland.
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A Vermont Rail System local works the Omya facility in Florence, Vermont.
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A Vermont Rail Systems local switches the Omya plant in Florence, Vermont.
January 15th, 2020
Working northward, we stopped for gas and trains in Florence, South Carolina. The Amtrak station agent politely declined our request to shoot from the platform so we made do with looking through the fence.
Florence, South Carolina
Florence is a CSX junction a few miles south of the North Carolina border on the I-95.
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Light power moves about Florence, South Carolina.
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A CSX mixed freight enters the crew change point at Florence, SC station.
