The Massachusetts Central Railroad (reporting mark MCER) is a short line railroad in western Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1975 to provide railroad transportation services on portions of the Boston & Maine Wheelwright Branch in and around their trackage in Bondsville (a village of Palmer) and Ware, and later between Palmer ...

2024年11月8日 · The train rarely ran north of Ware until 1999 when a new rail customer, a "reload", justified restored freight service to South Barre. The Commonwealth currently owns approximately 24 miles of mainline connecting the various yard trackage owned by MCER at Palmer, Gibbs Crossing, Ware and South Barre.

2023年1月26日 · Massachusetts Central Railroad summary The Massachusetts Central Railroad (MCER) is a short line railroad whose name implies, operates near the geographic center of the state. It’s owned by John J. Pondelli Jr., who also owns two reload facilities which make up the railroad’s largest customers.

2023年11月2日 · CTPS transferred the attributes from the old trains data layer and has added many more. CTPS used track charts, railroad timetables, old maps, University of New Hampshire website, railroad websites, books, rail experts and field work for sources of information. The lines and branches in the arc layer represent the most current name for the rail line while the route feature class has more names ...

2020年12月12日 · The line is a former Penn Central (ex New York Central) branch, and today principle traffic includes containers, plastics, coal, and paper. The right of way was built by the Ware River Railroad in the 1870s. Currently the line is owned by the commonwealth of Massachusetts and leased to the MCER for operation.

2024年10月23日 · The train is crossing over North Brookfield Road (MA Route 67) at about MP 23.9 on the Ware River Line, the former Boston and Albany Railroad's branch to Winchendon. At left is long out of service MCER 960, a former Milwaukee Road GP9 orignally blt. Nov. 1954 as MILW 2389, it was renumbered to 239 sometime after June 1959 theb rebuilt in the road's own shop to a GP20 and numbered 960 during ...

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#4 - Running by stored MCER 960, an EMD GP20, MCER 1751 eases the northbound train across Rte 67 in Barre Plains. #5 - Backing down across a tributary to the Ware River in South Barre, 1751 spots cars for Wildwood Corp. #6 - Switching done, MCER 1751 heads back up the grade and eventually to Palmer.

Title: MCER 2100 Description: Massachusetts Central Engine 2100 A EMD NW5 At The CSX Interchange Track Beside The Steaming Tender Restaurant On 25 Depot Street In Palmer, MA Photo Date: 1/25/2006 Upload Date: 2/24/2009 1:51:51 PM Location: Palmer, MA Author: Michael Delage Categories: Roster Locomotives: MCER 2100 (NW5) Views: 735 Comments: 1

Massachusetts Central Railroad Photographic Roster Reporting Marks: MCER Click on a locomotive to view pictures