Tucked In At Sagamore
The Cape Cod Central / Mass Coastal Railroad welcomed a big crowd to their second annual Railfans Day on Saturday August 17, 2024. The big draw for photographers this year was the operation of their two serviceable (they also own a third) classic original New Haven FL9s coupled back to back just as they would have operated leading the Neptune or Day Cape Codder up from New York City back in the early 1960s.
The railfan festival has wrapped up and this is the third train of the day headed back south to Hyannis as an empty deadhead move after dropping off visitors at the Bourne Station who had parked and ridden in from there. The has tucked into the 2000 ft long Sagamore siding here at MP 59.6 on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal operated former New Haven Railroad Cape Mainline. They have locked up in the clear and have pulled down to the south end to await a meet with the northbound CapeFLYER headed back to Boston. Leading the train are the stars of the day, New Haven 2011 and 2026 (blt. Sep. 1960 and Sep. 1957 as NH 2038 and 2007 respectively).
In the background can be seen the Sagamore Bridge which was built between 1933 and 1935 by the Public Works Adminstration along with its sister span the Bourne Bridge to the west. It is 1408 ft long and 275 ft high and a rather narrow 40 ft width with four lanes. The bridges became necessary after the government purchased the privately owned toll canal in 1928 and began widening and deepening it between 1935 and 1940.
Bourne, Massachusetts
Saturday August 17, 2024
Tucked In At Sagamore
The Cape Cod Central / Mass Coastal Railroad welcomed a big crowd to their second annual Railfans Day on Saturday August 17, 2024. The big draw for photographers this year was the operation of their two serviceable (they also own a third) classic original New Haven FL9s coupled back to back just as they would have operated leading the Neptune or Day Cape Codder up from New York City back in the early 1960s.
The railfan festival has wrapped up and this is the third train of the day headed back south to Hyannis as an empty deadhead move after dropping off visitors at the Bourne Station who had parked and ridden in from there. The has tucked into the 2000 ft long Sagamore siding here at MP 59.6 on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal operated former New Haven Railroad Cape Mainline. They have locked up in the clear and have pulled down to the south end to await a meet with the northbound CapeFLYER headed back to Boston. Leading the train are the stars of the day, New Haven 2011 and 2026 (blt. Sep. 1960 and Sep. 1957 as NH 2038 and 2007 respectively).
In the background can be seen the Sagamore Bridge which was built between 1933 and 1935 by the Public Works Adminstration along with its sister span the Bourne Bridge to the west. It is 1408 ft long and 275 ft high and a rather narrow 40 ft width with four lanes. The bridges became necessary after the government purchased the privately owned toll canal in 1928 and began widening and deepening it between 1935 and 1940.
Bourne, Massachusetts
Saturday August 17, 2024