| Posted by tsched on July 12, 2009 | |
Wow. You don't too many shots of these beauties. Great catch/shot. Thanks for posting.
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At the the time you took this shot, I was commuting to work from Norwood behind black GP9s with a a big T on the nose. These ALCOs were working the Framingham commuters. I would arrive at South Station and walk by these units like they were just more commuter power. Thank you for letting us see the side of Boston railroading that I was ignoring. I also like the way you framed the shot.
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A real classic John!
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The D&H system did not reach Boston, MA, and at this point, the four PAs were leased to Boston's MBTA commuter operation. They also worked out of Hoboken, NJ for NJDOT, the forerunner of today's NJTransit, for a time. Their us on the New York State-sponsored Albany to Montreal segment of the Adirondack, a through service from New York City, ended when Amtrak assigned Rohr-built Turboliners to the route. The PAs were eventually sold to Mexico, along with all the other D&H six-axle units, including models C628, U30C, U33C and SD45. Thanks to the influence of the Smithsonian Institution, and some very tenacious railfans, two PA car bodies came home to the US for restoration.
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Nice shot John!
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| Posted by Bob G. on November 21, 2010 | |
I remember watching them turn the wye in Framingham,MA. Fond memories sitting in the shanty at concord street with the gate tender (hand cranked gates) watching the trains come into and leaving town.
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