McGinnis And Mating Worms On The Viaduct. Looking down from the platform at Harlem-125 Street at sunset on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 brings Connecticut DOT/Metro-North Railroad 230 (P32AC-DM, New Haven Tribute) Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North Railroad Train 8851 into view. The train has just departed Grand Central Terminal in New York, New York on the way to Poughkeepsie, New York. On February 1, 1968, the Penn Central Transportation Company was created and on December 31, 1968 the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad ceased to exist as an independent entity in the rail business when it was merged into the corporation. When NYNH&H joined PC, its assets were mixed and matched with the rest of the railroad, and most notable its FL-9s made their way on to the formerly New York Central Hudson and Harlem Lines to eliminate the need for an engine changes from diesel to electric to continue to New York City. While some units received a full repaint, others only had the new "mating worms" logo added to the existing scheme like this unit. The famous "McGinnis" paint scheme of the New Haven Railroad was actually designed by Harb Matter, but has been known by the name of the company's then president Patrick B. McGinnis. In 1976, Penn Central's failure led to the State Of New York and Conrail assuming responsibility for the commuter passenger operations on the Hudson Line, later ceding control to the Metro-North Railroad in 1983.
