Penn Central ex Pennsylvania Railroad EMD GP35 # 2357 & ex New Haven Railroad GE U25B # 2678, are leading a westbound morning manifest freight train along the electrified main line on an express track in Connecticut, 1971. Behind the freight train is two set of Pullman Standard lightweight stainless steel multiple unit train sets. Bob Hughes again was at the right location to catch this morning action scene. You can see the heads of the cab crew members through the front windows. In the distance on the right side there appears to be a passenger station.

New Haven Railroad westbound EMD FL-9 locomotive cab view from an early morning passenger train which is operating on a platform track while preparing to enter the station area at Stamford, Connecticut, 1968. The station platform area can be seen in the background and about halfway to the station on the left side is tower SS38. Seen on the far right is a portion of the downtown area and highway I-95. The first two tracks to the right serve two station stub end platform tracks that are normally used by the New Canaan Branch Line commuter trains. On the far left are three yard track that are typically used to store MUT equipment. Bob Hughes was able to take this photo during one of his many cab rides.

New Haven Railroad I-4 class ALCO 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 1392, is seen operating on the main line with 11 car passenger train # 23, as it passes through Readville, Massachusetts, 2-26-1942. Notice all of the long blade semaphore signals in the background. This train appears to have some heavyweight parlor car up front. In the background above the main line tracks is a railroad truss bridge.

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New Haven Railroad Y-4 class ALCO three cylinder 0-8-0 steam switcher 3609, along with another Y-4 class switcher is seen in the Cedar Hill Yard at New Haven, Connecticut, 3-3-1936. It appears that these steam switchers are on the ready track waiting for their next assignment.

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New Haven Railroad Baldwin-Westinghouse EF-1 class motors with 075 in the lead, along with 090 and another following, while handling this manifest freight train on the electrified main line East of Bridgeport, Connecticut, ca 1940. You can see the engineers arm in his cab window. In the foreground there is a siding that turns out to the left from the mainline platform track. At this location there appears to be a side track on the right side just beyond the four main line tracks. Check out the long blade semaphore signals on the signal bridge catenary support structure.

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CSX freight train is led by EMD SD40-2 locomotives 8469 & 8888 while it is seen on a sharp main line turnout in Plant City, Florida area, 2007, Fred Clark, Jr. Locomotive 8469 was originally a SP SD45 that was rebuilt by EMD into a SD40-2 engine. Locomotive 8888 (aka: Crazy Eights) was once involved in an almost 2 hour runaway 47 car train incident in Ohio during 2001. To cool down the cab crew the front cab door is open. You can see some cab crew members in the cab, perhaps the conductor and a brakeman.

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Central Vermont U-1-a class 4-8-2 Mountain 601, is seen at station platform and is about ready to depart crossing a diamond with its passenger train # 332, ca late 1930's. This class of light Mountain locomotives has a 210 psi boiler pressure with 73 inch drivers and produces 46,300 lbs of starting tractive effort. The CV had four of these Mountain steam locomotives and they often were used on through trains and regularly led the "The Ambassador", "The Montrealer", "The New Englander" and "The Washingtonian". The fellow with the heavy coat on by the station building indicates that it must be pretty cold outside at this time.

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New Haven Railroad R-3-a class 4-8-2 Mountain three cylinder steam locomotive 3556, is seen operating southbound while leading manifest freight train OB at Burtville Street, Derby, Connecticut, 6-24-1935. The freight train is operating along side of the Housatonic River at this location. You can see the engineer in his cab window. These R-3 class steam locomotives were known to lead freight trains at near passenger train speeds.

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Penn Central eastbound head-end heavy long passenger train with 2 refurbished dead-head PC RPO cars passes tower SS38 in the snow at Stamford, Connecticut, ca 1970, Bob Hughes Photo. These refurbished PC RPO's were being delivered to New Haven for service. Car # 6582 is the prime subject in this photo and it was a former Pennsylvania Railroad BM70M class RPO. This train has just crossover to track # 4, the eastbound express track from track # 2, the station platform track, and it is being led by two former New Haven Railroad FL-9 locomotives # 2050 & 2029.

Penn Central ex New York Central modernized business car # 5 is coupled to an eastbound passenger train consists as it passes the east end of a station platform on the former New Haven Railroad right-of-way at Stamford, Connecticut, early 1970's, Bob Hughes Photo. this car was built by Pullman and delivered to the New York Central Railroad in 1931, and in later years it was modernized both on the exterior and interior. six wheel outside swing hanger trucks have been applied, along with welded side sheets and Thermopane windows along with other upgrades. You can see the water vapor escaping from the trains steam line at the platform end of the business car.

In the background you can see the competition, I-95 and its overpass.

New York Ontario & Western Railway Y-2 class 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotive # 457, leads a freight train on the main line with a reefer block up front as two kids on the left watch the action during the early 1940's. The Y-2 class Mountains were built by ALCO in 1929 and were very similar to the New York Central L-2c class steam locomotives. Ten locomotives in the Y-2 class were delivered # 451 - # 460. They were rebuilt and improved in later years along with a weight increase, and they provided with their booster a total of 71,868 lbs of starting tractive effort. The main driver on this locomotive appears to be a Boxpok. The two young lads sitting on the left are enjoying the steam action I am sure. Do not know the location for this photo scene. There appears to be a town with homes on the right and also a graveyard.

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Connecticut Company self powered Express Motor 2022 is seen handling 10 boxcars in the yard at East Hartford, Connecticut 11-17-1940. After the big hurricane of 1938, most of the trolley wire was down in East Hartford and in Glastonbury where the express motor operated their trains, and the trolley wire was not re-installed. The City of Hartford repaired their trolley wire and operated the system for a couple additional years.

Express Motor 2022 was provided with a engine generator set to make it into a self powered locomotive. It has been indicated that the engine generator set came from an older bus. As the War in Europe was heating up, orders for a great quantity of P&W aircraft engines were were in demand and due to the increased volume Express Motor 2022 was the second Express Motor to be converted to self power, with Express Motor 2023 being the first one to receive the conversion.

If you notice the trolley pole mounted on top of the Express Motor is still active and that is due to the fact that one customer, Pratt & Whitney, an aircraft engine manufacturer, still maintained about three miles of private tracks with power from their own plant.

You can see a crewman working the cars. When in the yard this little Express Motor could handle up to 10 boxcars, as it is doing in this photo. Since no couplers are provided on the Express Motor, when operating a train on the city streets only four car maximum trains were allowed. The cars were connected to the Express Motor with a chain wrapped around the Express Motor's draw link and the freight car coupler along with an extend brake hose connected between them too. The Connecticut Company operations were controlled by the New Haven Railroad.

To get to this location in the yard, an Express Motor with train would operate north on Main Street through the center of the city and then head east on Burnside Avenue for about one mile where the track would veer off to the northeast to reach the New Haven Railroad yard track connection.

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Penn Central EMD GP9 # 7543 & # 7553 (former New Haven Railroad) are seen with a passenger train on a platform track at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts, 1971. The first car following the locomotives is a REA Express box car. A couple of platform tracks to the left is a Penn Central EMD E8 locomotive. Bob Hughes was in Boston on one of his cab ride trips and captured this image on film.

New Haven Railroad ALCO RS-11 # 1404 & EMD GP9 lead some freight cars from lower yard area up to main line level at Stamford, Connecticut, 1968. Bob Hughes departed his tower location to capture this image, with his tower being seen in the right side background behind the MUT.

New Haven Railroad Devon wye is seen in a north view at Devon, Connecticut, ca late 1930's. As the line heads farther north it is reduced down to two tracks. There appears to be an employee standing on the track to the left.

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Boston & Albany Lima J-2 class 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive 614 is seen leading a heavyweight passenger train along the main line in Massachusetts, 4-24-1936. You can see a standard heavyweight RPO following the tender.

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New Haven Railroad DER-1 class ALCO DL-109 locomotive 0723 wearing narrow pin stripes, along with another DL-109 wearing wide pin stripes, leads a 10 car passenger train past Stony Creek, Branford, Connecticut, ca 1946. Following the heavyweight REA-baggage car, it appears that the next car is a Pennsylvania Railroad modernized P70 coach, which may now in fact be a parlor car or something else. You can see the track below on the left which belongs to the Branford Steam Railroad which serves the Tilcon Connecticut Rock Quarry in North Branford. A portion of a dump gondola can be seen on the track below on the left.

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New Haven Railroad Pullman Standard 8600 series lightweight stainless steel sheathed coach 8613, is seen on the electrified main line in Connecticut, ca early 1960's. Of interest is the open vestibule door on coach 8613 while out on the main line. The coaches in this group of cars 8600-8702, were built at the Pullman Standard facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, starting in 1947. during the later 1950's the skirt were removed from the under-body area of these cars which then exposed the component and appliance details. These coaches were unusual in the modern lightweight car era in that they had two vestibules. Also these were the first coaches to use the newly designed GSC outside swing hanger passenger car trucks, that included bolster anchors, snubbers (shock absorbers), Fafnir roller bearings and clasp conventional brakes. Later version of this truck utilized a long wheel base and also were disc brake equipped. You may note that the coach which is coupled to this car on the right side is wearing the original green window band color rather than the McGinnis red color band. Notice too that by this time the retractable steps are now set up in the permanent down position.

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New York Central Pacific 4-6-2 steam locomotives are seen on a ready track with K-3q class Pacific steam locomotive 4683 nearby the camera, ca 1940's. These locomotives are most likely being readied for commuter service assignments. You can see the fireman in the cab window of Pacific 4683, Brooks built 1923, looking back at the camera. The location is unknown. There is a turntable seen on the right side of locomotive 4683.

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New Haven Railroad EP-2 motor 304 leads a westbound 4 car passenger train past track workers and the New York Central 3rd rail station at Woodlawn, New York, ca early 1950's. the track in the background that veer off to the right are connections to the New Haven Railroad catenary powered main lines. You can see a portion of the tower that is near the turnoff tracks. In the left side background you can see the downgrade track coming from the Fly-Over track which connects to the third rail main line of the NYC Harlem Division.

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Norfolk Southern operated N&W streamlined J-class 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive # 611 leads a northbound Railfan Excursion Train past a double ended siding with a freight train in hole while traveling in Tennessee, October 1989. This Railfan Excursion Train was operating on the former Southern Railway main line between Chattanooga and Oneida, Tennessee, its destination location, where it will return back to Chattanooga. You may observe a couple of photographers taking photos of this event ahead.

NHRR ALCO RS-3 DERS-2c class # 558 & EMD GP-9 DERS-4 class locomotives lead a freight train under catenary on main line near Stamford, Connecticut, ca 1968, Bob Hughes Photo. You may observe the engineer in his cab window.

New Haven Railroad (Maybrook Hook) 150 ton Industrial Works Steam Wreck Crane D-6 (former CNE 515004), along with its boom flat car with wrecker trucks on-board is seen in the yard at Maybrook, New York, ca 1940's. Notice the Arch Bar Trucks used on the boom flat car.

You can see what appears to be a hump section of the yard in the background with many freight cars present.

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Boston & Albany A-1a class LIMA 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive 1423 is seen leading a manifest freight train along the main line, ca 1940. the first two boxcars are interesting in that they are both outside braced boxcars. The addition of the Elesco feedwater heater to the locomotive's smoke box adds interest and improves its appearance in my opinion. You can see the fireman in his cab window.

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New Haven Railroad EP-3b class motor 0351 leads a westbound 9 car passenger train into a station platform at Stamford, Connecticut, 4-7-1946. This train consist is made up of heavyweight coaches, except for one Osgood-Bradley Pullman lightweight coach with full skirts remaining. All three tracks to the left of the platform serve the New Canaan Branch. Notice the distinctive installed triangular catenary at this location. The EP-3 motor has the sort of rare pin stripe paint scheme, but it is obscured along the sides due to road grime. Interesting too is the fact that the center carbody window has been filled in and that the brass chime air whistle has been replaced by an air horn. The swing bells on these motors received air clappers. These motors had their original air cooled main transformer replaced by a new main transformer that used pyranol and that ended the snow and rain problems affecting the original transformers. The new transformers also increased the continuous tractive effort. Roller bearing were also applied to all motor axles. The 0351, 351 after 1950, was the first motor of the class to be condemned in 1959.

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Lehigh & Hudson River Railway Baldwin (built 1944) 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotive 11 is leading a long and heavy manifest freight train as it enters the New Haven Railroad yard area at Maybrook, New York, late 1940's. These Mountain locomotives which were copies of the Boston & Maine R1-d class steam locomotives were handsome and powerful engines in my opinion. The L&HR Railway only had 3 of these Mountain locomotives numbered 10 - 12. The start of the yard area is situated to the far right.

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New Haven Railroad cab view of Pullman Standard lightweight stainless steel MUT heading in the opposite direction on a platform track west of Stamford, Connecticut, winter 1968. The six car MU train is interesting in that the lead car is a combine baggage-coach. Bob Hughes was able to take this photo while on one of his many cab rides.

New Haven Railroad open platform clerestory AC-DC powered MU and a trailer (MUTs) are seen at a yard while in excursion service, ca 1940's. Some of these old original MUTs lasted into 1955. Have ridden in one of these in 1954, from New Haven to New York City during the summer on a hot day, The air conditioning was provided by open end doors and open windows, along with speed.

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New Haven Railroad EF-3 electric locomotive is seen while leading a passenger train along the electrified main line east of Stamford, ca late 1950's. This photo may have been taken from atop the Cedar Street underpass bridge in New Rochelle. The three tracks to the right are yard tracks and yard leads for the old New Rochelle freight yard. The people standing on the right side of the photo do not appear to be railroader's, but look more like railfan's or kids. This photo came from my collection, however, I do not no the name of the photographer that took the photo.

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Penn Central operations with an eastbound Amtrak ex Pennsylvania Railroad four car Metroliner passing by tower SS38 is seen on the former New Haven Railroad right-of-way, with an ALCO switcher performing its duties near the upper yard area at Stamford, Connecticut, early 1970's, Bob Hughes Photo. In the background is seen numerous Pullman Standard stainless steel lightweight multiple unit train sets, along with many lightweight standard passenger train cars. Seen in the background is the I-95 highway overpass bridge. You may observe the engineer within the cab of the switcher.

New Haven Railroad I-4 class ALCO 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 1351 is seen along a platform with its Providence bound commuter train at South Station Boston, Massachusetts 1937. Gee, that first commuter coach has truss rods, perhaps a wooden coach covered with copper sheathing.

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New York Central ALCO J-3a class 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive 5410 leads a city bound heavyweight passenger train past the ERIE 14th Street Freight House in Chicago, Illinois, ca 1940's. The locomotive is using its booster engine mounted to its trailing truck as you can tell from the booster water vapor exhaust coming from the small stack in front of the main locomotive stack. You can see the engineer in his cab window. This locomotive also has a set of Boxpok drivers installed. This station area may be at Englewood, but I don't really know and perhaps someone can help identify this location.

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New Haven Railroad Baldwin-Westinghouse EF-1 class motor 0105 along with a long line of others is seen near the sand towers in the Cedar Hill Yard at New Haven, Connecticut, 3-2-1936. Road grime on the motor sides covers the New Haven name and motor numbers.

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New Haven Railroad borrowed ALCO MRS-1 B-2045 & B-2065, plus ALCO DL-109 # 0715, are seen in the yard at Providence, Rhode Island, ca mid 1950's. These U.S. Army locomotives were borrowed in 1955 and returned to the Army in 1956, and were brought on property because of the severe August 1955 Hurricane damage caused to the New Haven Railroad in the New England area. These locomotive (road switchers) were multiple gauge and road on C-C truck while developing 1600 hp for tractive effort purposes.

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Norfolk Southern operated N&W A class 2-6+6-4 articulated steam locomotive # 1218, is seen while leading its Fall leaf color Railfan Excursion Train along the main line from Chattanooga to Harriman, Tennessee, October 1987. On this day we were following and photographing the train as it was on the trip from Chattanooga to Crossville and return.

New Haven Railroad FM H16-44 (an early series) DERS-3 class locomotive # 593, with a coach, is seen passing through the tracks at New Haven Union Station, New Haven, CT 1968. These locomotives had steam generators when originally received in 1950. In later years some of the remaining H16-44's were assigned to the Oak Point New York area, of which #593 was one. Seen on the left is a train consisting of Osgood Bradley-Pullman Standard post war lightweight stainless steel cars. In the background to the right along a platform is the Turbo Train that was being tested on the New Haven Railroad. The name of the photographer that took this photo is unknown.

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New Haven Railroad westbound passenger train with Pullman Standard stainless steel 14 Rmt - 4 Dbr Sleeper Rocky Point along with others on an express track pass by tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, 1968. The New Haven Railroad's sleeping cars were of specialized designs as required by the railroad. If you notice that behind this sleeping car train there is a MUT with numerous pantographs raised. This photo was taken for tower SS38.

This is a Bob Hughes photo from my personal collection.

New Haven Railroad J-1 class 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive # 3003, leads a manifest freight train across a main line bridge, ca late 1940's. This locomotives appears to really be working hard at this time. When these J-1 class steam locomotives were new they were often used as main line power, but in later years they were primarily used on the branch lines, secondary main lines, the Springfield Line and occasionally on the Shore Line. These locomotives in my opinion were really in effect a universal freight steam locomotive for the New Haven Railroad over their years of operation.

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New Haven Railroad ALCO S-2 switcher # 0601, with a dead EMD SW1200 switcher is working in the area of Stamford, Connecticut, 1968. In this photo you can see the difference between the roof contour of the flattened and lowered S-2 switcher roof line as compared to the EMD SW 1200 switcher's roof contour. The EMD SW1200 switcher is riding on Flexicoil trucks and it did have MU capability, however; the ALSO S-2 switcher did not. On the right side background you can see the busy highway I-95. Bob Hughes captured this image from his tower location.

New Haven Railroad DER-2a class ALCO FA-1 locomotives # 0418 & 0428, are seen leading a freight train off the New Canaan Branch at Stamford, Connecticut, May 15, 1967. One track over to the right is a stainless steel Pullman Standard Multiple Unit Train (MUT) coach that operates on the New Canaan Branch. You may observe the engineer's right arm in the cab window.

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New Haven Railroad T-2-b class 0-6-0 steam switcher # 2399 is seen spotted on a siding in the yard at Providence, Rhode Island, ca 1942. The locomotives in this T-2b class were built by the Rhode Island Locomotive Work, Cooke and Richmond (All Part Of ALCO) between 1905-1913. this switcher looks as if it is fresh out of the paint shop and has recently been placed back into service. In the background you can see the coal tower structure.

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Orange Belt Railroad 2-6-2 Prairie steam locomotive 11, with it's museum train is seen pulling up the last part of grade prior to entering the station at San Antonio, Florida, 10-8-1977, Fred Clark, Jr. This steam locomotive is an ex Reader Railroad steam locomotive. Situated by the end of the last car is an old whistle post. There is a good number of passenger on the train, plus you can also see the engineer's head outside of his cab window.

This photo is from the Fred Clark Jr. photo collection, courtesy of Mark Zelinski. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer Fred Clark, Jr.

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New Haven Railroad open platform MU train led by a trailer combo on New Canaan Branch, Connecticut, ca 1940's. These open platform MUT's would last for many more years in service, with most of the open platform MU cars lasting until 1955. When observing this branch line operation, it appears to be more like a heavy duty interurban service than regular railroad service, but it was not.

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

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New Haven Railroad EP-3 electric locomotive # 352, is seen leading a long passenger train consisting of mostly Osgood-Bradley lightweight cars on the elevated portion of the third rail main line entrance tracks to Grand Central Terminal, New York City, ca mid-late 1950's. This photo was taken from the 125th Street station platform, plus it also provides a nice view of the signal bridge. This section of elevated track and right-of-way is the property of the New York Central Railroad, with the New Haven Railroad having trackage rights. This photo came from my collection, however, I do not know the name original photographer's name.

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New Haven Railroad I-4 class ALCO 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 1384, with large tender, is seen with only a cab operating on the main line, ca 1940. This I-4 class Pacific may have had a freight train assignment as they sometimes do, or may be heading to one.

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 ex PRR GG-1 4877 with its head end heavy eastbound passenger train crosses the former New Haven Railroad Housatonic River Bridge at Devon, Connecticut, 1969. This train which is operating on an express track has an interesting consist in that after the first four passenger equipped boxcars, there is a coach followed by a REA-baggage car, then another coach that is followed by another REA-baggage car bringing up the end. Straight ahead after the bridge end, there is a commuter passenger station and a parking lot to the left.

This photo came from my photo collection and the photographers name is not provided due to his request. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.

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New Haven Railroad I-4 class ALCO Pacific steam locomotive is seen leading a 12 car passenger train through Stony Creek, Branford, Connecticut, ca 1940's. Typically when any train exceeds 12 cars, then an I-5 Hudson is used to power the train, but then again when trains are over 16 cars in length a R-1 Mountain 4-8-2 may be required to power a train.

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 EMD E8 locomotive cab ride on the former New Haven Railroad westbound past a tower (SS unknown) on the electrified main line platform track in Connecticut, 1970. In this view you can plainly see the round end short blade semaphore block signals. Beyond the block signals there is a highway overpass bridge. Cannot read the tower SS number to identify this location, but perhaps some may be able too. This is one of Bob Hughes cab rides where he was able to capture images observed along the various former New Haven Railroad routes.

Central Vermont U-1-a class 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotive 603 leads a passenger train while operating on a main line, ca late 1930's. This class of light Mountain locomotives has a 210 psi boiler pressure with 73 inch drivers and produces 46,300 lbs of starting tractive effort. The CV had four of these Mountain steam locomotives (600-603) and they often were used on through trains and regularly led the "The Ambassador", "The Montrealer", "The New Englander" and "The Washingtonian". There appears to be a river on the left side of the photo.

This photo came from my 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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New Haven Railroad SS (signal station or tower) S-404 is seen at West Roxbury Junction, with the operator talking with another employee on the ground in Massachusetts, 1933. In the background along the tracks you can see the passenger station platform. On the far right side of the photo you can see a blade semaphore block signal. Check out the interesting wire mounts that are utilized on the power poles to the left. One of the lines that provides passenger service on this route operates between Franklin Junction and West Roxbury Junction, however, these commuter trains actually operated between Boston and Franklin. Notice too, that the tracks are all passing very close to homes that are situated in a residential neighborhood.

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

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