Nostalgia & History > Some Cab Units from 1990

1. F7A-788 is leading the W/B Minnesota Zephyr Dinner Train. 788 was built in 10/49 as Chicago & North Western 4082A. 8:00PM on 8-11-90 West of Stillwater, MN.

2. Better Days! MARC F9PHs 85, 84 & ?? are pushing W/B on track one of CSX's Capital Sub. Not a regular commuter run. I don't recall the occasion. 9:40AM on 10-6-90 in St. Denis, MD. 

3. Jersey Central Lines F3A-56, sub-lettered CPR for CNJ subsidiary Central Railroad of Pennsylvania, is parked along with former Peabody Coal PCCX RS3-467. 56 was built in 5/48 as Bangor & Aroostook 506A and now resides at Steamtown in Scranton, PA as Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 664. PCCX 467 was built in 5/52 as Reading 467 and now also resides at Steamtown back in Reading paint. 1:45PM on 11-23-90 in Jim Thorpe, PA. Thanks to Rich Jahn for additional info.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/19/24 14:38 by Guitartrain.

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Thanks as always, Bill, for the great photos from the past.  The MARC Train with the three units is most likely a Baltimore Chapter NRHS or a B&O Railroad Museum excursion train trip heading up to Martinsburg, West Virginia, or even farther to Cumberland, Maryland as for a while, CSX was still friendly in the operations of fall foliage excursion trains using the MARC Commuter Train Equipment.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

These might be F-units, but your photos are "A" quality.
Bob

Photo 2 is a beautifully lit shot of three of MARC’s F9PHs. Nicely done. You’re right, Bill, it’s definitely not a regular commuter run, as 10/06/90 was a Saturday.
 
But I don’t believe it’s a Museum- or NRHS-sponsored excursion either. Fall foliage excursions (officially “Autumn Glory Specials”) were typically run in late September (for some reason that still escapes me). Further, 3 units on the head-end would be enough to power an Autumn Glory Special, which were no more than about 15 cars, all the way to Oakland. Not to mention AGSs typcially departed Camden at 08:00, and I don't see the train taking 1 hr 40 mins to O.S. St. Denis.
 
Rather, this appears to be a pull-pull, or, more likely, a push-pull operation, headed to DC for some special event. It is westbound on Track 1 of the Captial Sub, so it’s not headed up the Old Main Line (the preferred “scenic” route for an excursion train).

I even browsed the contemporary issues of Railpace, but I don't see any reference to this train.

/Ted