New Haven Railroad Mac Railbus Coach # 10 is seen at the station in Riverpoint, Rhode Island, 1952
New Haven Railroad Mac FCD Railbus Coach # 10 is seen at the station in Riverpoint, Rhode Island, 1952. In reality this railbus was a sucess on the branch lines in off peak hours and 9 additonal larger capacity FCD II Railbus Coach models with center doors, toilets and MU connections were ordered, but with the arrival of Patrick McGinnis as the new President of the New Haven Railroad who did not want to support passenger traffic on the branch lines, so in 1954 none of the railbuses were utilized except for newly arrived FCD II # 12 which operated between Providence, RI and Worcester, MA. However; in 1956 the service was stopped and all railbuses were placed in storage until sold with some going to Spain and to Sperry Rail Services. You may notice either a passenger or observer standing next to the far side of the station building. This Railbus was painted in a light green paint scheme with silver trim. The new FCD II Railbuses were painted in the standard dark green colors of the existing passenger equipment.
This photo came from the Internet and the photographers name was not provided.
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New Haven Railroad Mac Railbus Coach # 10 is seen at the station in Riverpoint, Rhode Island, 1952
New Haven Railroad Mac FCD Railbus Coach # 10 is seen at the station in Riverpoint, Rhode Island, 1952. In reality this railbus was a sucess on the branch lines in off peak hours and 9 additonal larger capacity FCD II Railbus Coach models with center doors, toilets and MU connections were ordered, but with the arrival of Patrick McGinnis as the new President of the New Haven Railroad who did not want to support passenger traffic on the branch lines, so in 1954 none of the railbuses were utilized except for newly arrived FCD II # 12 which operated between Providence, RI and Worcester, MA. However; in 1956 the service was stopped and all railbuses were placed in storage until sold with some going to Spain and to Sperry Rail Services. You may notice either a passenger or observer standing next to the far side of the station building. This Railbus was painted in a light green paint scheme with silver trim. The new FCD II Railbuses were painted in the standard dark green colors of the existing passenger equipment.
This photo came from the Internet and the photographers name was not provided.
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.