RailPictures.Net Photo: PC 5530 Penn Central Alco RS-3 at Boston, Massachusetts by Tom Nelligan

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» Penn Central (more..)
» Alco RS-3 (more..)

» Back Bay
» Boston, Massachusetts, USA (more..)
» May, 1970

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A minimally repainted ex-NYC RS3 leads a Penn Central commuter train that's just out of South Station and bound for Framingham as it approaches Boston's Back Bay Station. E8s and RS3s were the usual power on B&A commuter trains at the time.

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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.

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