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Penn Central operating on the former New Haven Railroad electrified right-of way has a former PRR GG1 leading a southwestbound 7 car first class passenger train through Stamford, Connecticut, 1969

Penn Central operating on the former New Haven Railroad electrified right-of way has a former PRR GG1 leading a southwestbound 7 car first class passenger train through Stamford, Connecticut, 1969, Bob Hughes photo. The highway seen in the background is the busy I-95. This train of mostly parlor cars has a dining car in its consist along with a combine as the last car. This photo was taken by Bob Hughes from his second story perch in tower 38 (Signal Station 38). It is nice to see a GG1 in one of the last paint schemes that was used by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

 

This photo came from the Bob Hughes Collection and the original photographer is Bob Hughes. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the Bob Hughes.

 

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