The New Haven FL9’s are certainly a well discussed Locomotive. Here is one on a dinner train in Quebec with a rather attractive paint scheme.
How about their road switcher… one of only 2 units ever made by MLW, the M420TR… had Alco survived in the US would we have seen many more?
Third photo reveals Central Vermont and Grand Trunk (not GTW) GP9’s deep into Ontario ( very rare occurance) at Oshawa and not only that but on a CPR Division, and still in green and gold to boot!
Orford Express
Magog, QC
Operating over Central Maine & Quebec Sherbrooke Subdivision.
Features fine dining journeys.
OEXX 484 acq. 2/2012 (nee NH 2029) FL9 1750 HP EMD 21975 11/1957
Lake Argent, Eastman, QC July 16, 2017.
OEXX 6121, 6125 ex CN 6121, 6125 RDC-1 with 310 (nee NP 310) dome car Budd 7/1954.
Unique electric/diesel-electric units built in two orders of 30 units each for New Haven to operate underground into
New York City passenger terminal on third rail DC electric. B-A1A wheel arrangement.
I can always count on Firelock to answer and contribute on one of my threads. It’s nice to know. A very fine and stout ( of character, not girth) fellow Forum member.
Well it took me a very long time to warm up to anything Diesel, probably around the time F units started to disappear en masse or around 1982 whichever came first. However it is strictly a secondary thing. Modern day Diesels hold less than zero interest for me. Nothing has been shown or put forth that holds the least bit of excitement or wow factor. I don’t mind the look of the now retiring Genesis units and they sounded nice at idle and starting. The MLW/Alco LRC’s as in VIA had a great hammering sound and smoked it up but they were ugly. The new Chargers look like a shrimp, as in shrimp cocktail. Freight locos all look the same and do nothing to inspire.
Here is the Central Vermont loco in the photo #4550 on home rails in Vermont. Note running cab forward vs. long hood forward in the first photo. So deep into Ontario, running long hood forward on CPR tracks back when the CPR and CN never talked to each other, in green and gold still and with a Grand Trunk locomotive as a companion. Yeah that’s pretty darn odd and very unique.
Well that answers a question that I’ve been puzzling about. There was a Grand Trunk Railway in Canada and a Grand Trunk Railway in India. I’ve wondered which one came first and who “stole” that name from who.
Looks like Canada got there first, especially with a build date of 1856.
It is a cool-sounding name anyway you look at it. Very imperial.
You know, sometimes I think the right shade of blue on a cab unit looks a lot better than the more popular red, and red’s my favorite color.
Consider the color schemes on the Delaware and Hudson Baldwin “Sharks”, and if you scroll down through the article see how you like the look of the D&H ALCO PA’s.
The line between Palmerston North and Hamilton in the north island of New Zealand is known as the “North Island Main Trunk” or just “The Main Trunk”.
This section was electrified, being about half the distance between Auckland and Wellington, leaving about a quarter of the distance to diesels at each end. Both Auckland and Wellington have electrified commuter systems but no locomotives for freight trains.
The New Haven’s FL9s were built in three orders by EMD. The first two units were built on order 3192 to test the concept of the FL9. Then about a half year later 28 more units were built on order 3193. The last 30 units were built on order 3198.
All CV GP9s had dual controls, so could operate either end forward. By habit CV ran them long hood forward, because that’s where the “F” mark on the frame was.
There are a few railroads/railway names that have been used in multiple countries. Both the U.S. and the U.K. had a Great Northern Ry. (Scotland and I believe Northern Ireland) for example. Also a Great Western Railway in the U.K. and a Great Western Railway of Colorado.
