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Penn Central ex New Haven Railroad EMD F-9's are stopped with a westbound passenger train at a station platform on a rainy night in Bridgeport, Connecticut, early 1969. In this scene you really get to see much of the catenary system and is supports. The lead locomotive's train steam line connection pipe is leaking in a big way as seen by the water vapor escaping toward the platform area.

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Penn Central ex New Haven Railroad FL9 2041 & another FL-9 locomotive lead a stopped westbound passenger train along a rainy station platform track in Bridgeport, Connecticut, early 1969. All trains did not stop at Bridgeport, but most passenger trains did.

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New Haven Railroad Westinghouse EP-2 class motor 0307 is seen setting off a wooden Express Refrigerator car on an eastbound connected siding at the station in Stamford, Connecticut, ca late 1930's. Two employees are standing by the motor and Express Refrigerator car to perform the uncoupling. If you notice on the cab roof just over the engineers position there is a large brass whistle along with a large bell. You can see the engineer looking back for the positioning of the car and the uncoupling. Over the motor you can see the triangular designed catenary that is used from Stamford for a distance to the west in this portion of the electrified railroad. It was a typical on-going operational practice to drop off Express Refrigerator boxcars or REA-Baggage cars on the sidings at the Stamford station. Some engineers stated that the EP-2 class motors were among the smoothest riding motors on the railroad.

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New Haven Railroad westbound station with platform and passengers seen at Cos Cob, Connecticut, 3-24-1925. Not very far from this station on the other side of the tracks is a major power generation station for the New Haven Railroad's electrification. The triangular catenary coming from Stamford extends down through this station tracks. A few passengers are seen waiting for a train. Behind the track safety separation fence on the left is a freight train that is operating on an express track.

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New Haven Railroad station with eastbound wooden ice refer car freight train passing on an express track by at Cos Cob, Connecticut, ca mid 1930's. The two wooden ice refer cars with the white sides and a dark circle in them belong to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. This small eastbound station building with its canopy has quite a few billboard ads presented. Over the top of the freight train cars you can see the roof of the westbound station and canopy.

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New Haven Railroad EF-1 class motor 088, along with motors 075 & 074, lead an eastbound manifest freight train into the station on an express track at Stamford, Connecticut, 4-7-1946. The use of the express tracks at stations allow freight trains and other passengers trains that don't stop to by-pass a station, while also keeping open the platform tracks.

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New Haven Railroad GE EP-4 class (Streamliner) motor 0362 leads a passenger train into a station platform at Stamford, Connecticut, 4-7-1946. You can see the engineer in his cab window of the big streamliner motor. Notice too for some reason there is an employee seen in the rear cab window. The tracks in the foreground serve the New Canaan Branch and are also used for REA Express and mail drop off cars.

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New Haven Railroad Baldwin-Westinghouse EP-2 class motor 0326, is seen at a platform while stopped with passenger train that is loading mail at the station in Stamford, Connecticut, ca 1940. In this photo you can see the engineer, an employee delivering mail and the conductor in the background.

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New Haven Railroad EP-5 class motor 377 leads a westbound head-end heavy passenger train 181 on the electrified main line while it's stopped at a station platform in Stamford, Connecticut, 12-20-1967. The first heavyweight baggage car may be a Lackawanna Railway car, however; by this date it would be the Erie Lackawanna Railway. the two center tracks that are divided by a fence in the station platform area are the express track that by-pass the station. The famous triangular catenary is used in this area and farther on to the West. The tracks seen to far left are for MUTs operating in commuter service to New York City. Notice the short round end blade semaphore signals on the bridge.

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New Haven Railroad EP-3b class motor 0351 leads a westbound 9 car passenger train into a station platform at Stamford, Connecticut, 4-7-1946. This train consist is made up of heavyweight coaches, except for one Osgood-Bradley Pullman lightweight coach with full skirts remaining. All three tracks to the left of the platform serve the New Canaan Branch. Notice the distinctive installed triangular catenary at this location. The EP-3 motor has the sort of rare pin stripe paint scheme, but it is obscured along the sides due to road grime. Interesting too is the fact that the center carbody window has been filled in and that the brass chime air whistle has been replaced by an air horn. The swing bells on these motors received air clappers. These motors had their original air cooled main transformer replaced by a new main transformer that used pyranol and that ended the snow and rain problems affecting the original transformers. The new transformers also increased the continuous tractive effort. Roller bearing were also applied to all motor axles. The 0351, 351 after 1950, was the first motor of the class to be condemned in 1959.

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Penn Central fomer New Haven Railroad EMD FL-9 locomotivess are seen leading an eastbound night time passenger train while stopped at a station platform in Bridgeport, Connecticut, early 1969. In this view you can see a good view of the station platform tracks near the main building on the right. This train may actually be a night time REA-Baggage-Sealed Mail Express Train.

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New Haven Railroad GE EP-4 motor 361, is seen with a passenger train arriving at a platform, while the jointed operated PRR-NHRR Senator is on a platform track heading in the opposite direction at Stamford, 1955. With the Senator in operation you could see fairly new Budd passenger cars operating on the New Haven Railroad. As typical New Haven Railroad practice there is a hairpin fence alongside both platform tracks to seperate the two center express tracks.

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New Haven Railroad TOFC within a manifest freight train is seen at an uknown location in the electrified zone, 7-1964. This is a historic photo in ine sense, in that it shows a New Haven Railroad TOFC car assignment within a manifest freight train, which is not all that often seen. The train is operating on an express track.

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New Haven Railroad Pullman Standard stainless steel MUT is seen with passengers preparing to board on a station express track, with the conductor selecting the stopping position, at a location west of Stamford 1959. Note the triangular catenary in this scene and the good load of passengers. This photo is a bit unusual in the fact that the express track is being used to board passengers rather thatn the normal platform track and this situation could become dangerous if it wasn't controlled correctly.

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New Haven Railroad westbound standard heavyweight 6 car round roof MUT at the station platform in Stamford, Connecticut, mid 1950's. MUT trailer 4264 is bringing up the end of the train, and it was built by Osgood-Bradley (Pullman) in 1926. These round roof commuter MUT's feature 2-3 seating. It appears that two employees are standing at the right or east end of the platform. On this winter day it appears that the snow is old by the dirt, oil and grease built up in it along the tracks. Really do like the old hairpin or paper clip fence that seperates the express tracks from the platform tracks. The very distinctive New Haven Railroad's triangular catenary presents itself well in this photo. If you wish to see more photo detail, just click on the image one or two times and it will enlarge.

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Penn Central Railroad ex New Haven Railroad EMD FL9 locomotive 2029 & another lead an eastbound 8 car passenger train over the Housatonic River Railroad Bridge on a platform track at Housatonic Junction in Devon, Connecticut, 1969. Notice the dwarf of Jack signal situated in the foreground. The track that turns out to the right is one of the two tracks at this location that head to Waterbury and beyond, plus connect with the Maybrook Line at Derby Junction. The elevated roadway on the left is Highway I-95.

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Penn Central ex New Haven Railroad EMD FL9 2002 & another leads an eastbound passenger train on an express track over the former NHRR Housatonic River Railroad Bridge at Housatonic Junction in Devon, Connecticut, 1969. It appears that the first car following the second locomotive is possibly a combine. The train appears to be picking up speed with a good plumb of smoke trailing.

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Penn Central former New Haven Railroad EMD FL-9 locomotives 2032 & another lead a westbound passenger train past SS71 (tower) on an electrified main line express track at Devon (Naugatuck Junction), 1969. Notice the interesting full light position block signal mounted to the overpass bridge behind the locomotives. Catenary tower 864 is seen in the foreground in front of the signal station.

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Penn Central former New Haven Railroad EMD FL-9 locomotive 2023 leads a 5 car passenger train on an express track past an unknown station location on the electrified main line, 1969. The passenger trains that are typically operated on an express track usually do not stop at the commuter stations and only at the major location stations, and in some situations not all of them either.

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New Haven Railroad Pullman-Standard stainless steel MUT's (aka: Washboards) are seen at the station platform in Stamford, Connecticut, April 1966. All three of these MUT's are coaches seen on an overcast and wet day. The MUT nearest the camera is 4480, and all of these stainless steel MUT's are powered, with no trailers being included. Notice the drop down window on the engineers position door.

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