Blue Hour Arrival
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 after making a run to drop off visitors who had parked and ridden in from Bourne Station the train deaded back south and is making a blue hour arrival in the now quiet yard. 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).
This view was taken from the high level platform at the very end of track at MP 79 (as measured from South Station in Boston) on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal operated former New Haven Railroad Cape Mainline.
Village of Hyannis
Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts
Saturday August 17, 2024
Blue Hour Arrival
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 after making a run to drop off visitors who had parked and ridden in from Bourne Station the train deaded back south and is making a blue hour arrival in the now quiet yard. 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).
This view was taken from the high level platform at the very end of track at MP 79 (as measured from South Station in Boston) on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal operated former New Haven Railroad Cape Mainline.
Village of Hyannis
Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts
Saturday August 17, 2024