{"id":43277,"date":"2026-01-02T06:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=43277"},"modified":"2025-12-31T22:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T03:34:36","slug":"when-2026-was-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/when-2026-was-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"When 2026 was 2007!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Haven Railroad FL9 2007 is seen working a westward passenger express through Stamford, Connecticut on June 28, 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My father was on the platform to record the scene with his Kodak Retina 3C loaded with Kodachrome film. FL9 2007 was still a relatively new machine back in 1958. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a visit to Cape Cod last year, Kris and I traveled behind 2007, (now Cape Cod Central 2026\u2014dressed in retro New Haven Railroad paint), <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I doubt that Pop could have imagined back in 1958 that 67 years later that same locomotive would still be hauling passengers on former New Haven trackage. Just think, 67 years earlier you could have witnessed a fast New Haven 4-4-0 steam locomomotive whisking an express train from Boston through Stamford. Not much chance of seeing that today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the last time I saw an FL9 work under wire was in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s all relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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