This segment of the line is active rail, and currently owned by the CSX Railroad and operated by the Berkshire and Eastern on behalf of Pan Am Southern. There is a small yard present in Plainville, along the former Canal Line north of the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill. The two roads cross at a diamond, and according to Tyler City Station, the union station was to the southeast of the diamond. The Canal Line is abandoned both south and north of Plainville, although it seems to have several customers in the immediate area.
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An undated (but NYNH&H era) agent's stub, from a Highland Division Local ticket sold to Plainville |
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Looking west on Rte 372 at the
crossing. This isn't the world's greatest photo, but I really like how
the crossing sign looks in the rainy twilight (3/2024.) |
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Looking east towards Hartford and Providence from the diamond crossing with the Canal Line. According to Tyler City Station,
the depot would have been just across the Canal line tracks from where
the camera is (ie the quadrant opposite the two red shipping
containers) (3/2024.) |
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A similar photo, but taken from further south along the Canal Line. This is intended to show more of the depot site (3/2024.) |
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Looking north along the Canal
Line into the Plainville Yard. The HP&F is crossing in front of the
camera, with Providence to the right and Fishkill to the left (3/2024.) |
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Two Berkshire & Eastern B40 Dash-8 locomotives rest in the Plainville Yard. BERX 5943 (built 4/1988) and BERX 5974 (built 5/1988) are still mostly in their Pan-Am livery- they were until the CSX purchase of Pan-Am MEC 5943 and MEC 5974. Note
that 5974 has had more of its markings removed. This section of track
is under the control of Pan Am Southern- a 50-50 split company between
CSX and Norfolk Southern that is operated by the Genesee & Wyoming
subsidiary Berkshire & Eastern. Here the two ex-Pan Am engines rest
on their home rails in the Plainville Yard, parallel to the Canal Line
just north of the HP&F/NY&NE/Highland Division (3/2024.) |
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Looking west along the HP&F/NY&NE/Highland Division from the diamond
crossing with the Canal Road. The bridge over the Pequabuck River is in
the middle distance (3/2024.) |
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