A pair of ex-New Haven RDCs running as a Boston-Franklin, MA, commuter local smoke their way through the junction at Readville, MA, about 10 miles out of South Station. Two years after Penn Central took over here, lead car 38 still carries NH lettering while the RDC-3 that trails it wears PC scare stripes.
The three biggest passenger carriers - Pennsylvania, New York Central, and New Haven - merged to create the ill-fated Penn Central, whose passenger losses and poor service led to the formation of Amtrak and state-owned commuter lines.
