New Haven Railroad DER-1c class ALCO DL-109's, with locomotive # 0736 in the lead, is seen while leading a departing freight train out of the yard in Providence, Rhode Island, ca 1950.
New Haven Railroad DER-1c class ALCO DL-109's, with locomotive # 0736 in the lead, is seen while leading a departing freight train out of the yard in Providence, Rhode Island, ca 1950.
This appears to be a Winter scene, due to the snow that is seen on the ground. It is not too often in photo's that the DL-109's are seen during daytime hours while handling freight trains. When the Korea War activity increased, numerous freight trains were required to be operated by the New Haven Railroad, and perhaps this is the reason that these locomotives are seen in freight service at this time. Dominate in the background is seen the McCoy Coal Company facility. The temperature must have been cold enough that the locomotive steam generators were required to be operated in order to heat the cabs.
The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
New Haven Railroad DER-1c class ALCO DL-109's, with locomotive # 0736 in the lead, is seen while leading a departing freight train out of the yard in Providence, Rhode Island, ca 1950.
New Haven Railroad DER-1c class ALCO DL-109's, with locomotive # 0736 in the lead, is seen while leading a departing freight train out of the yard in Providence, Rhode Island, ca 1950.
This appears to be a Winter scene, due to the snow that is seen on the ground. It is not too often in photo's that the DL-109's are seen during daytime hours while handling freight trains. When the Korea War activity increased, numerous freight trains were required to be operated by the New Haven Railroad, and perhaps this is the reason that these locomotives are seen in freight service at this time. Dominate in the background is seen the McCoy Coal Company facility. The temperature must have been cold enough that the locomotive steam generators were required to be operated in order to heat the cabs.
The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.