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New York City, NY April 13, 1986

[20th-century-railroading]

NH train, engine number 1397, engine type 4-6-2 Passenger train; 5 cars, 35 MPH. Photographed: at New Haven, Conn., August 18, 1937.

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Changing Power at Poughkeepsie

While headed to NYC on the Lake Shore Limited, the train stopped at Poughkeepsie, New York, to change power; the rail line here was formerly the New York Central. Unfortunately, I don’t know what was on point of the train from Rochester (where I got on) to this spot, but from here on in to Grand Central Terminal, it would be an EMD FL9.

This locomotive, truly a unique model, was designed for use on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, specifically with GCT in mind. The locomotive could run as a normal diesel-electric does, but also use the electricity of a third-rail (either over or under the shoe) so as to not spew exhaust in the tunnels under Park Avenue as well as in the station itself. There were sixty of these produced; they remarkable for their B-A1A wheel configuration. After the New Haven was folded into the Penn Central, the use of this engine type expanded to the Hudson Valley line, as we see here.

Besides what was happening with my train, there is a Rail Diesel Car in the station; RDCs were built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia between 1949 and 1962. I believe these interesting self-propelled units were used for local service on the various Conrail commuter lines north of NYC; Metro North would take over these lines in 1983.

Three images by Richard Koenig; taken in May of 1981.

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METRO-NORTH--231 at Lower Mine Road s of Brewster IB.

This train rated a New Haven-painted Genesis. 5 July 2011. © 2011 Peter Ehrlich

[20th-century-railroading]

NH train, engine number 3208, engine type 2-10-2 Eastbound freight train; 64 cars, 30 MPH. Photographed: near New Haven, Conn., October 16, 1930.

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Pull Or Push, They Always Looked Good

One of several Conn Dot/Metro North FL-9's that made it into the McGinnis New Haven Paint shove south at Croton North with an afternoon GCT bound off peak train. November 1997

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Penn Central former New York Central P2 class electric locomotive is seen leading a commuter passenger train on the New York Central viaduct leading to Grand Central Terminal in New York City, 1969

Penn Central former New York Central P2 class electric locomotive is seen leading a commuter passenger train on the New York Central viaduct leading to Grand Central Terminal in New York City, 1969. Originally this locomotive was a 3000 volt DC pantograph equipped motor that operated in the Cleveland Union Terminal electric district. The New York Central rebuilt this locomotive for third rail operation for New York City area operation. This locomotive was the original engine with this wheel configuration of 2-C+C-2, and the New Haven Railroad based their EP-3 and EP-4 class electric locomotives on its wheel base plan, but with a higher horsepower output level. This wheel arrangement in the end resulted in the New Haven EF-3 class motor and the Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1. Bob Hughes was riding on-board a former New Haven Railroad FL-9 locomotive while traveling in the opposite direction when he captured this image.