FL9 Fix
Another favorite from my little afternoon 'FL9 Fix' down on the Cape.
Ex CDOT FL9 #2026 (blt. Sept. 1957 as NH 2007) is leading a six car dinner train with sister FL9 #2011 (blt. Sept. 1960 as NH #2038) on the south end headed north passing Aptuxcet at MP 56 on Mass Coastal Railroad's MassDOT owned Cape Mainline. They are on the move again after pausing briefly to await confirmation from the bridge operator that he would be lowering the 544 foot span across the Cape Cod Canal that is just over a mile ahead.
This scenic spot sits right in someone's backyard with a nice wide view of the marine traffic on the canal. Overhead is the 2,384 ft long and 274 ft tall Bourne Bridge carrying the four lanes of busy Route 28. It and sister Sagamore bridge to the east were constructed by the Public Works Administration in conjunction with the federal project to expand the canal's width to 480 feet and its depth to 32 feet. Built between 1933 and 1935 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which owns, operates and maintains both highway bridges as well as the railroad bridge and the canal itself.
Bourne, Massachusetts
Saturday July 9, 2022
FL9 Fix
Another favorite from my little afternoon 'FL9 Fix' down on the Cape.
Ex CDOT FL9 #2026 (blt. Sept. 1957 as NH 2007) is leading a six car dinner train with sister FL9 #2011 (blt. Sept. 1960 as NH #2038) on the south end headed north passing Aptuxcet at MP 56 on Mass Coastal Railroad's MassDOT owned Cape Mainline. They are on the move again after pausing briefly to await confirmation from the bridge operator that he would be lowering the 544 foot span across the Cape Cod Canal that is just over a mile ahead.
This scenic spot sits right in someone's backyard with a nice wide view of the marine traffic on the canal. Overhead is the 2,384 ft long and 274 ft tall Bourne Bridge carrying the four lanes of busy Route 28. It and sister Sagamore bridge to the east were constructed by the Public Works Administration in conjunction with the federal project to expand the canal's width to 480 feet and its depth to 32 feet. Built between 1933 and 1935 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which owns, operates and maintains both highway bridges as well as the railroad bridge and the canal itself.
Bourne, Massachusetts
Saturday July 9, 2022