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Just a few Guilford Rail System shots.

The former Norfolk & Western blue of Guilford Rail System hi-nose GP40 No. MEC 374 was obvious on the weatherbeaten exterior of the EMD ‘Geep’ when it was photographed at GRS’ Waterville Yard, Maine, on April 7th, 2002.

EVEN THOUGH MY modelling mind has been on other things of late, everything from US switching layouts and Railfreight Distribution Class 37s and 47s to MP15ACs and modernised ‘F’ units, I haven’t forgotten that the Guilford Rail System is one of my principle modelling interests and that the focus of most of my activities is a somewhat fuzzy long-term aim to build a long US layout set on GRS’ District 4 that will enable me to run 35-foot length trains.

But that’s all in the future, for now here are some pictures of the now sadly departed regional railroad. Now, of course, relaunched with a new black and blue colour scheme as Pan Am Railways. These images focus mainly on the company’s ex Norfolk & Western/Norfolk Southern and NYC/Penn Central/Conrail EMD GP40 fleet. I’ll take a look at some of the other parts of the roster later on.

Perfect photographic conditions greeted me at Ayer, Massachusetts on March 6th, 2005. Ideal for recording Guilford Rail System’s train EDWA (East Deerfield, MA. - Waterville, ME.) with GP40 No. MEC 301 and GP40-2W No. MEC 517 at the head, rushing past the MBTA commuter station having dropped off a number of freight cars for local industry.

The EMD GP40 pairing of Nos. BM 333 and MEC 373 are illuminated by the late evening sun on March 22nd, 2005, as they switch the west end of Guilford Rail System’s East Deerfield Yard, near Greenfield, Massachusetts.

A busy moment at Guilford Rail System’s Rigby Yard in Portland, Maine, sees GP40s Nos. MEC 378 (ex Norfolk & Western hi-nose) and MEC 318 and ex NW GP35 No. ST 210 all making up trains ready for the evening. The date was March 21st, 2005.

The rest of my online collection of Guilford Rail System images can be found *here*.