A pair of Penn Central E8s, the first still wearing PRR tuscan, speed through Guilford, CT, with a Boston-Washington corridor run. A modern Shore Line East station has now replaced the quaint 19th century wooden depot visible in the background.
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.
