F Unit Friday
The Cape Cod Central / Mass Coastal Railroad hosted their third annual Railfans Day this year, offering the rare opportunity to photograph their two serviceable (they also own a third) classic original New Haven FL9s coupled back to back just as they would have when new leading the Neptune or Day Cape Codder up from New York City back in the early 1960s.
New Haven 2011 and 2026 (blt. Sep. 1960 ans Sep. 1957 as NH 2038 and 2007 respectively) are leading the second of three trips from Bourne south to the festivities in Hyannis yard after atopping to pick up more visitors at Sanwich and West Barnstable along the way. The train is at MP 76.4 on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal Railroad operated Cape Mainline just after passing under US Route 6 only a bit over two miles from their destination at Hyannis yard.
Some recent nearby land clearing opened up this new elevated view which I readily took advantage of as any elevation is rare and welcome down here on rhe Cape!
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Saturday August 16, 2025
F Unit Friday
The Cape Cod Central / Mass Coastal Railroad hosted their third annual Railfans Day this year, offering the rare opportunity to photograph their two serviceable (they also own a third) classic original New Haven FL9s coupled back to back just as they would have when new leading the Neptune or Day Cape Codder up from New York City back in the early 1960s.
New Haven 2011 and 2026 (blt. Sep. 1960 ans Sep. 1957 as NH 2038 and 2007 respectively) are leading the second of three trips from Bourne south to the festivities in Hyannis yard after atopping to pick up more visitors at Sanwich and West Barnstable along the way. The train is at MP 76.4 on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal Railroad operated Cape Mainline just after passing under US Route 6 only a bit over two miles from their destination at Hyannis yard.
Some recent nearby land clearing opened up this new elevated view which I readily took advantage of as any elevation is rare and welcome down here on rhe Cape!
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Saturday August 16, 2025