Rutland Railroad ALCO bullt 1929 K-2 class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 85 is seen in a yard area a year prior to its retirement in 1952, 6-7-1951. The proportions of this fairly modern Pacific steam locomotive make it into a classic beauty. Notice the engineer in the cab window. Don't know the location in which this photo scene was captured.

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New Haven Railroad eastbound passenger train with head-end Southern Railway stainless steel RPO-Baggage car Lenoir City # 1725 included within the consist as it passes tower SS38 in Stamford, Connecticut, 1968. This train most likely was handed over from the Pennsylvania Railroad in New York City at Penn Station because there is a modernized P-70 coach in the consist. The REA box car coupled to the other end appears to be a former troop sleeper. This lightweight stainless steel mostly smooth side RPO-Baggage Car was built by Budd in 1941 for the SR Tennessean and was of a design that utilized both rivet and welded construction. The Tennessean operated from Washington, D.C. to Memphis Tennessee and was handled for 200 miles along its route by the N&W. Connections were made in Washington to transfer the coaches and the Pullmans to PRR trains for access to New York City and beyond with connection to NYNH&H RR trains to Boston. Of interest the lightweight stainless steel cars used on the Tennessean train were all built by Budd, except that silver-gray painted heavyweight Pullman cars were used in the consist with no lightweight sleepers included.

Over on I-95 there is an old flat faced red tractor hauling a Chicago Express trailer.

Bob Hughes captured on film this car from his elevated tower location.

New Haven Railroad I-2 class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 1317 with a 2 car heavyweight passenger train # 131 is seen in operation, ca late 1930's. You can see a ATS train control box mounted on the locomotive's pilot area. The engineer has his head and arm protruding out of his cab window. On this section of right-of-way you can see numerous semaphore style block signals.

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New Haven Railroad I-4 class Pacific steam locomotive # 1398 is seen with the Yankee Clipper on a platform track at South Station Boston, Massachusetts, July 19, 1935. The Yankee clipper appears to have a consist of five heavyweight passenger cars, and of course no head-end equipment, however; a diner is included in the consist. This train will only make a limited number of stops on its way to Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

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New Haven Railroad caboose C-691 and an old yellow Pullman car that is seen in work train service, ca early 1960's. Do not no the location for this photo.

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New Haven Railroad GE EP-3 class Flatbottom motor 0357 leads a passenger train through a main line curve in Connecticut, ca 1940's. There is quite a bit of water vapor coming up from beneath the train several cars back. This train has a good number of head-end cars. On the far side of the photo we have what appears to be some sort of mileage marker or mile post sign.

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Boston & Maine ALCO P-2b class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 3679 leads 6 car passenger train along a main line, ca 1942. You can see the engineer in his cab window. On top of the center portion of the boiler you can see a rectangular box which is for the automatic train signal equipment. This photo was most likely taken in Massachusetts. A good portion of this train's revenue most likely comes from its head-end equipment. One of the newer Osgood-Bradley lightweight (aka: American Flyer Style) coaches is included within the consist.

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New Haven Railroad L-1 class ALCO Santa Fe 2-10-2 steam locomotive 3235 is seen leading a manifest freight train at Shelton, Connecticut, 6-10-1942. The train is operating in a true countryside location, and most likely on the Maybrook Line. You can see the fireman in his cab window. Always did like the front end appearance of these L-1 locomotives after they were modernized with the added appliances such as the feedwater heater and moving the air pumps to the pilot deck, etc. To me the only negative thing that detracted from the locomotives appearance was the puny open wheel trailing truck, where a Delta two wheel truck would have looked much better in my opinion. The Maybook line grades were tough and a booster engine on the trailing truck would have helped in starting a long and heavy freight train.

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Lehigh & New England ALCO E-14 class 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive 304 is seen in a locomotive service yard area, ca late 1940's. This locomotive has a tender powered rear truck booster engine. The location is unknown to me, but it appears that there are some railfans with cameras out and about on this dreary, foggy and rainy day. In the background you can see the coaling tower and on the left is the water tower. Then to the right is a standpipe with waterspout to fill locomotive tenders.

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Southern Railway steam locomotive # 4501, is being prepared early in the morning for the day's Railfan Excursion Train assignment at Salisbury, North Carolina, August 1985. It sure didn't look like the weather conditions for the day would be very good at this time, however, it did clear up later very nicely, and the on and off rain finally stopped. For one thing the rain did create a nice large puddle for which to mirror the locomotive's image.

Orange Belt Railroad ex Reader Railroad 2-6-2 Prairie steam locomotive 11, with the movie train is operating on the SCL is near Brooksville, Florida, 4-6-1979, Fred Clark, Jr. This scenic area is very representative of old Florida as seen from a railroad passenger train.

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New Haven Railroad DER-1 class ALCO DL-109 locomotive 0724. along with another, leads a 14 car passenger train through Stony Creek in Branford, Connecticut, 1946. Locomotive 0724 is wearing the short lived Hunter Green with Gold pinstripe paint scheme. You can see the track on the left which belongs to the Branford Steam Railroad which serves the Tilcon Connecticut Rock Quarry in North Branford.

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New Haven Railroad EF-1 class motor 088, along with motors 075 & 074, lead an eastbound manifest freight train into the station on an express track at Stamford, Connecticut, 4-7-1946. The use of the express tracks at stations allow freight trains and other passengers trains that don't stop to by-pass a station, while also keeping open the platform tracks.

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New York, Ontario & Western Railway 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotive # 324 is seen while switching a New Haven Railroad box car at Middletown, New York, 1941. You may notice the fireman in his cab window of the 2-8-0 # 324. On the next track is a passing 4-6-0 ten wheeler # 227, and you may observe the engineer in his cab window. Middletown, New York is situated at approximately 11 to 12 miles southwest of the New Haven Railroad's large Maybrook yard.

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Boston & Albany J-2 class 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive 605, is seen leading passenger train 28 along the main line at Faneuil, Massachusetts, 1-22-1941. Notice the enlarged rectangular sand dome mounted on the boiler top, a latter feature of the modified J-2 class. You can see the engineer in his cab window.

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New Haven Railroad GE EP-4 motor, from an elevated view, is seen leading a passenger train of 13 new post war stainless steel lightweight cars along the electrified main line in Connecticut, Winter 1951. At this time the passenger cars still retained their full stainless steel skirts. The train is operating on an express track and is perhaps one of the well known named trains. As you can see there is still some snow on the ground, but it should be nice and warm aboard the train.

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New Haven Railroad DERS-7 class GE U25B pair, led by locomotive # 2501, is seen with a manifest freight train on the main line, ca mid 1960's. Notice the one piece wind shield installed on this early model U25B # 2501. You can plainly see the firemand in the cab window. The location is unknown, but it may be on the Maybrook Line. This photo came from my personal collection. The name of the photographer that took this photo is unknown.

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New Haven Railroad with the The Rexall Train and its streamlined New York Central ALCO L-2c class 4-8-2 Mohawk steam locomotive on display at Union Station in New Haven, Connecticut, 8-25-1936. On the right side platform you can see people most likely there to check out the display train. Behind the people on another platform track in the background is a New Haven Railroad ALCO I-4 class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 1386. You can see the engineer in the cab window of the New Haven Railroad Pacific.

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Union Pacific lash-up of EMD & GE diesel electric locomotives are seen while leading a manifest freight train during the summer of 1980 - 1. This scene was captured while we were riding an UP 8444 EF-3 class Northern steam locomotive special excursion train while near one of our photo stop locations. As you may observe, rail fans are out and about in this view. The first two locomotives are EMD SD40-2's, the second is # 3211, and the third locomotive is a GE U30C # 2850, with more engines to follow in the consist. if you notice you may observe the engineer's head and upper body in the window of the lead locomotive.

Amtrak EMD F40PHR locomotive # 364 leads the Gulf Breeze (a short full accommodation passenger train) into the silo station platform area with numerous passengers ready to board the train at Montgomery, Alabama, October 1991. This short train has three Amtrak HEP equipped Heritage passenger cars in its consist that appears to be 1-coach. 1- sleeper and 1-lounge or diner at the rear. The number of passengers awaiting to board this train was surprising to me. This train split from the Amtrak Crescent at Birmingham and continued south to is final destination city, Mobile, Alabama. The train typically consisted of 3 to 5 cars depending on its passenger load. Originally this train was placed into service on October 27, 1989 and it operated until April 1, 1995. By the number of passengers boarding on this day you would have not thought there would be any problem with the number of passengers being transported and served.

New Haven Railroad EMD FL-9's lead an eastbound passenger train along the Shore Line route through Providence, Rhode Island, spring 1963. Its late in the day and long shadows are present as the trains passes through a residential neighborhood, with a big church seen in the background.

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Doyle turned it on beneath the Lakeland signals when he saw me there. What an emotional sensation..! This photo brings it all back!

Note: Dole McCormick with his head sticking out of the cab window.

Mike had been driving my Chevrolet station wagon. I had taken foggy morning pacing photos from the tailgate of the wagon on a parallel road to the track. But I had emptied my camera on the pacing shots !

We were able to beat the train to the Gay Road crossing, but it was not an impressive enough scene. See the signal bridge, drive down the right of way beside the track as far as you could. But still not far enough...

I grabbed Mike’s camera, asked what kind of film, raced down the ballast in my socks only feet. [That HURT] Go far enough for this historic capture, as Doyle turned it on..! Dec. 16, 1976.

Part photo credit to Mike for the driving, plus I grabbed HIS camera..! (Koni-Omega-Flex)

This scene photo image was capture in the lifting fog.

Penn Central ex New Haven Railroad ALCO S-1 Switcher renumbered # 9448 along with a Pullman Standard stainless steel MUT coach is seen at Union Station New Haven, Connecticut, summer 1970. Many of the ex New Haven Railroad locomotives stayed on the former New Haven Railroad property after the PC merger in 1969. You can see employees out in the yard area.

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New Haven Railroad, lone EF-1 Baldwin-Westinghouse 1-B+B-1 freight motor # 81, is seen while handling a very short local freight train on tracks situated along side the electrified main line, 1950's. The photographer's name and location for this photo is unknown. You can see the engineer in the cab window. This photo came from my personal NHRR collection.

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New Haven Railroad EP-2 motor # 307 is seen while running Extra and light west of Stamford at New Rochelle, New York, late 1940's. Perhaps someone will know the possible reason for this Extra move at New Rochelle.

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New Haven Railroad SPENO Rail Grinding Service equipment train, led by an EMD GP-9 locomotive, heads westward past tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, ca 1968 Bob Hughes Photo. This train is used to grind the rail heads to the AAR specified profile and to smooth our bad spots. The car that is situated ahead of the combine is the power car with a diesel generator set that provides electrical power to the grinding car motors. At the head end of the train there is a tank car that contains water which can be used to cool down any hot steel grind debris that may start a fire.

Penn Central ex New Haven Railroad FL-9 locomotives lead a westbound passenger train with a wide assortment of cars as it passes by tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, 1971. The cars seen in the consist of this train make it interesting. Up front after the passenger train box cars are a couple of newly rebuilt and painted PC RPO cars, and a bit further back is a former C&O baggage express car. The coupled to the former Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars is an ex PRR clearance car. Those former PRR Budd lightweight stainless steel passenger cars are actually coaches that were rebuilt from 21 roomette sleeping cars in the PRR shops. Bob Hughes took this photo from his tower SS38 location on the second floor.

Penn Central former New Haven Railroad Pullman Standard stainless steel (aka: washboard) MU cars are seen on platform track # 8 at Union Station New Haven, Connecticut, ca 1969. On the left side of the MU cars is on-going construction.

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Boston & Albany LIMA A-1c class 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive 1452 is seen in a yard at Boston, Massachusetts, 05-21-1939. The 10 locomotives of this class were built in 1930 by LIMA, and they had 240 psi boiler pressure with 63 inch drivers. The locomotives produced 76,160 lbs of starting tractive effort, plus they had a booster engine on their trailing trucks which produced an extra 13,200 lbs of starting tractive effort. Check out the huge rectangular sand dome. There appears to be someone in the cab.

This photo came from the Bill Volkmer Collection and the photographers name was not provided. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer..

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New Haven Railroad ALCO FA-1 DER-2a locomotive # 0418, is seen while leading other locomotives along the main line, ca early 1960's. The # 0418 locomotive is painted in the so called Alpert era paint scheme. Following locomotive # 0418, is two FM H16-44 DERS-6 class locomotives, with an ALCO FB-2 & FA-1 trailing. You can see the fireman peering out of his cab window, and also the engineer's face under the windshield wiper. This appears to be a light locomotive move to another location. This photo came from my Houser photo Collection, however, the photographer's name is unknown, as is the location. The location may be on the Maybrook Line?

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New Haven Railroad old open platform MUT's are seen along side a westbound platform at Stamford Station, 1946. This MUT consist has one power coach in the lead, followed by a trailer coach and then another powered coach. Notice the triangular catenary at the station which continues to the west. Do recall one hot summer day, that is back in the day, when riding aboard a train of these cars from New Haven Station to Grand Central Terminal; the window were all open and the front door was open too on the lead car in which I was riding and what a cool breeze was created once we were rolling along. Once the train reached NYC territory at Fairlawn, NY, it then switched from overhead AC pantograph to the DC third rail shoes mounted to its trucks. In the background behind the train you can see the roof of Stamford Tower SS38, with another MUT passing by. That sure is a tall boy switch stand in seen in the background.

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Southern Pacific Railroad just prior to Amtrak's takeover, has train # 51 the San Joaquin Daylight being led by EMD SDP45 # 3207 as it departs Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal for Oakland, California, April 17, 1971. At this time the old familiar E-units and PA were not to be seen leading this train because there was only two E9 units remaining in active service in this era. In the locomotive cab front windows you can see the engineer and fireman. This photo came from an Internet scan. The photo has been cropped and modified from the original to improve its appearance. The original photographer's name is unknown.

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New Haven Railroad EMD GP-9 DERS-4 class locomotive # 1226, is seen with a commuter train consist of heavyweight coaches at the Route 128 Station, Massachusetts, July 7, 1967. This GP-9 was a part of the 1956 order for 30 locomotives # 1200-1299. These locomotives "Geeps" were the only EMD road switcher that the New Haven Railroad owned.

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Rock Island 1924 Brooks (ALCO) built M-50 class Mountain steam locomotive 4039 leads its city bound heavyweight passenger train consist past the ERIE 14th Street Freight House in Chicago, Illinois, ca 1940's. The engineer in his cab window is looking down most likely to see that his sanders are working. You can see the bell in operation by its swing position.

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New Haven Railroad open platform MU cars that are operating as an extra train (white flags), for the Joint Railfan Trip committee Inc., is seen at station platform in Stamford, Connecticut, 4-7-46. This MUT had two powered car and one trailer in the middle. You may observe the white flags mounted to this car's end platform. Of high interest in this photo is the distorted pantograph that has been pushed to one side by the end of track insulator on the catenary wire. There is one interested observer standing by the car's end platform steps that is observing the pantograph condition, which actually doesn't hurt anything As soon as this car moves in the opposite direction the pantograph springs will then center the pantograph to the normal centered position.

This three car MUT train is also seen in a couple other photos that I hope to post in the future, and one was taken at the curved platform track in Danbury. Back in the day the New Haven Railroad provided numerous extra train trips for railfans and railroad enthusiast.

Something that I noticed in this photo when working on it was the curved track that was leading to the bumper post that did not seem to be natural, and it may be some sort of distortion.

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Lehigh & Hudson River Railway Consolidation 2-8-0 steam locomotive 91 with an extra southbound freight train charges past a tower protecting the New York, Ontario & Western crossing at Campbell Hall, New York, late 1940's. The sign on the right side next to the trains states "Tresspassing Forbidden Under Peanalty Of Law"

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Amtrak AEM7 # 927 is seen leading a afternoon westbound 6 car Amfleet train along the Northeast Corridor East of Baltimore, Maryland, March 1989. In this telephoto image capture you can see the rolling terrain in the background. The engineer can be seen in his front cab window. These trains operate at speeds of 100 mph plus on certain sections of track.

Penn Central westbound passenger train with the former New Haven Railroad modified and rebuilt coach # 1000 in its consist is seen passing by tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, ca early 1970's, Bob Hughes Photo. During 1959 Pullman's Worcester plant completely rebuilt former coach # 8266 with new full length window without the center post and with a new interior, with the hopes of rebuilding a good portion of the old American Flyer fleet of cars. The downtown city area along with the traffic on I-95 can be seen in this view.

New Haven Railroad I-4 class ALCO 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 1394, with a good cloud of smoke, leads an 8 car passenger train # 15 at Back Bay, Massachusetts, 2-26-1942. This train has a full RPO that is coupled behind the tender. You can see that the train includes 4 Osgood-Bradley Pullman coaches with their full skirts on. The first car after the REA-baggage car may be a heavyweight parlor car.

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Southern Railway TOFC train is seen in the siding with Bay Window caboose X570 bringing up the rear, while Savannah & Atlanta Pacific steam locomotive # 750 leads its railfan excursion train as it passes by on main line at Crawford, Florida, November 1983. The railfans are all out and about at this location, and many followed the train all the way to Valdosta, Georgia, the end of the line for the round-trip excursion before returning to Jacksonville.

New Haven Railroad ALCO I-4 class coal burning 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive # 1355, with its passenger train is seen operating in the winter season on main line, ca mid 1930's. The trains consist of 9 cars is all heavyweight equipment at this time, with a combine coupled directly behind the tender, which may be a baggage-parlor, a baggage-lounge, or a baggage-club car. The combine is followed by four parlor cars, a diner, and possibly three coaches, but then again they may be more parlor cars. This is an example of the quality trains that the New Haven Railroad operated on its main lines, including the Shore Line and the Springfield Line. In the background on the two tracks that head in the opposite direction you may observe two blade semaphore block signals on their mast. The train appears to be operating in a high density location by the number of tracks that are present, and the probability is high that these tracks are part of the Shore Line right-of-way.

The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is H. W. Pontin. This photo came from my personal collection.

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New Haven Railroad EP-3 Flatbottom motor 0357 with a passenger train is seen operating on the electrified main line at milepost 26.99, 1939. This train is handling a number of head end cars along with what appears to be a string of coaches. It also appears that there is some brake smoke in the background while the train probably slows for this curve, if not i is then most likely dust or maybe a steam leak.

This photo came from my New Haven Railroad photo collection and the photographers name was not provided. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.

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Penn Central operated three car former New Haven Railroad Pullman Standard stainless steel (aka: Washboard) MU train is seen spotted on an outer New Haven Union Station platform track, New Haven, Connecticut, Summer 1969. Most likely this was an MU train that arrived at the station, because the pantographs are typically up at the rear of the car in regard to its direction of travel. The MU Cars are still wearing their original NHRR paint scheme. Most things still look as though the New Haven Railroad is operating the train, however, Penn Central has taken over all operations by this time. The original photographer's name is unknown.

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Amtrak and Metro North Railroad former New Haven Railroad (& PC) westbound station with the new addition of an elevated platform at Stamford, Connecticut, 1983. Originally the station had the lower standard ground level platforms, The fence that was previously in place between the two center express tracks is now gone. This photo was taken duing the winter with snow remaining on the roadbed and right-of-way. The old style triangular catenary is still in place and add character to the scene. A good number of passengeres are seen on the westbound platform as they wait for their train. In the location where the photographer took this photo is situated the eastbound station and platform. In the distance you can see block signals. On the other side of the westbound elevated platform is track # 5, which is the New Caanan Branch Service Track. The highway seen in the background behind the station building is I-95.

This photo came from my collection, however; the name of the photographer is unknown.

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NHRR GE EP-5 motor with a deadhead EP-5 motor is seen leading an eastbound passenger train as it passes by tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, 1968. Following the two passenger express box cars, is a Pennsylvania Railroad B-60 baggage express car. The second EP-5 motor which is deadhead in the train is either a broken down motor or this is a power transfer move. This train is operating on the eastbound platform track. In the background you can see numerous sets of the Pullman Standard stainless steel multiple unit trains. Bob Hughes capture this image from his location int the tower.

New Haven Railroad guest, the Brulington Zephyr 9900, or aka: Pioneer Zephyr is on display at Union Station in New Haven, Connecticut, 1934. The was the first all stainless steel train in America, and it broke various speed records. The train used a 660 hp Winton 201-A diesel prime mover for power. This train set actually remained in revenue passenger service from 1934 until March, 1960. It appears that some of the looks of the New Haven Railroad's Comet train set may have come from the Zephyr's design. As you can see there was quite a turnout of visitors for viewing this train set at the station.

This photo came from my New Haven Railroad photo collection and the photographers name was not provided. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.

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Penn Central (former New Haven Railroad) with a Pullman Standard stainless steel (aka: Washboard) MU three car train being seen on New Haven Union Station Platform # 8, ca 1969. Numerous railroad employees are to be observed within this scene. On the left of the train there is on-going construction where various tracks have been removed to perform the modifications and installation of new equipment and facilities. The platform track # 9 on the other side of the platform is the outer platform tack at New Haven Union Station.

The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown. This negative came from my collection.

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Penn Central cab ride in ex New Haven Railroad EMD FL-9 locomotive that is powering an eastbound Shore Line passenger train that is stopped by the block signal before it can enter downtown New London, Connecticut, 1970. The Station in New London is very close to the waterfront and you can see vessels from the train when its stopped or passing through that location. At New London you can get a ferry boats to various Long Island Sound Islands and to Atlantic Islands and also Block Island. Bob Hughes was fortunate in that he could get cab rides on the old New Haven Railroad routes to take photographs.

New Haven Railroad ALCO RS-3 locomotive # 558 along with an EMD GP9 are seen while leading an eastbound manifest freight train in electrified territory at Stamford, Connecticut, 1968. This freight train is operating on an express track so that it by-passed the station platform at Stamford. It appears that there is a State of Maine box car in the consist. Bob Hughes captured this image on film from a track-side location.

Penn Central ex New Haven Railroad EMD FL-9 locomotive early morning cab view from a westbound passenger train that's operating on a platform track while entering the station area at Stamford, Connecticut, summer 1970. On the left is a group of stored heavyweight round roof MUT's that will be readied for the morning rush hour commuters. You can see on the left of the main line tracks in the background tower SS38. The first track to the right connects to the New Canaan Branch Line. Bob Hughes was aboard the FL-9 for another of his cab rides in order to take photos.