A solo Penn Central RDC covering a midday branchline run between Boston and Needham Heights, MA, pauses at Needham Junction, in former New Haven territory. The operator has set the lower quadrant order board semaphore to clear this outbound move.
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.
