Many years ago, my old pal T.S. Hoover and I would make a project of photographing the old New Haven Railroad during the holiday season.
This past New Years Eve (December 31 2018), I maintained this tradition, although that wasn’t my intent!
I was transferring from Amtrak 405 from Springfield to Amtrak 195 from Boston. Let’s just say the Boston train wasn’t holding to the advertised and I had ample time to wander around and make photographs of the passing action.
New Haven isn’t pretty, high level platforms combined with a plethora of poles, catenary masts, catenary, signs, garbage, stray wires and other visual clutter hasn’t improved this classic setting, but there’s a great variety of equipment on the move.
No GG1s, RDCs, FL9s, E8s or other relics that made this a fascinating place when I was a teenager. For that matter there weren’t any E60s, AEM-7s, F40s or SPV-2000s either.
Tracking the Light Posts Every Day!
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Of course PennCentral. Can the post be edited?
Great photos Brian. As you know, New Years Eve was also the 50th anniversary of the end of the New Haven Railroad as it became part of Penn Central on Jan 1, 1969…. Timely article!
I was surprised to see the M-2s there myself.
Last time I saw them on the move was about two and one half years ago, and I was surprised to see them then. I don’t know if the Metro North M-2s are still in traffic or not. Anyone know? Brian S
4th shot from the top shows some M-2s apparently still in service. I thought I read that the final M-2s bit the dust a couple of months ago. Are some still running?