RailPictures.Net Photo: NYC 4041 Penn Central EMD E8(A) at Weston, Massachusetts by Tom Nelligan
 
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» Penn Central (more..)
» EMD E8(A) (more..)
» Unknown
» Weston, Massachusetts, USA (more..)
» September 28, 1968
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» NYC 4041 (more..)
» 104 (more..)
» Tom Nelligan (more..)
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The era of traditional mail and express trains was winding down in 1968, but some healthy-looking ones still ran in Penn Central territory. New York Central E8s 4041-4051 led Boston-bound mail train 104, with a consist of baggage cars, express boxcars, an RPO, and a rider coach, on the former Boston & Albany line at Weston, MA.
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