Nostalgia & History > Some New Haven From Walt Dunlap

1. NH at South Station, Boston, MA on January 14, 1967.

2. NH FL9 2035 with Train 138 at Canaan, CT in March 1967.

3. NH FL9 2035 with Train 138 at Falls Village, CT in March 1967.

 



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4.  NH FL9 2048 in suburban Boston, Walt wrote, "Sent Mom to NYC from here" in May 1967.

5. NH RDC at South Station, Boston, MA in the fog, January 14, 1967.


Enjoy,
Marty Bernard

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Photo # 4 appears to be taken at New Haven's rte 128 suburban station, which has been substantially upgraded with new station and parking garage to handle increased MBTA and Amtrak NEC traffic.

In photo #2, you can see Canaan Union Station in the background just to the left of the FL9. I believe at the time of the photo in 1967, this train was a weekends only NYC-Pittsfield train. Here's a link to more contemporary photos following the building's restoration after its 2001 fire: https://canaanunionstation.com/13-2/. NH passenger service continued on the Pittsfield line through Canaan until 1971 when an RDC made the last run. And here's a link to an article giving the history of the Berkshire line: 
https://barringtoninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Berkshire-Line-book-chapter.pdf



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The varied locations make these even better.
Thanks for posting these.
Bob

I love photo #1.  It has so many interesting elements and very good depth of focus.  You've got all the trackwork, several layers of signal bridges, a tower, baggage cars with open doors, and a covered platform.  And it has very good lighting to make out all the detail.  Fantastic.

Scott Griggs
Louisville, KY

Is that a silver Burlington "Havelock" Baggage-Express car in the first picture? It's just left of center.

rantoul Wrote:
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> Photo 2, wonder why the crossbuck was set so high
> (tall)?
I've seen many NYNH&H crossbucks up that high.  Must have been a practice.

PHall Wrote:
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> Is that a silver Burlington "Havelock"
> Baggage-Express car in the first picture? It's
> just left of center.


Might be a Santa Fe smooth-side baggage-express.