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Train 171, The Colonial, is charging upgrade at Sharon, Massachusetts.

Photographed by Wayne Brumbaugh, August, 1941.
Added to the photo archive by Ken Patton, February 24, 2024.
Railroad: New Haven.

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Excellent!

Posted by Alan LaPierre on 2024-02-24 16:08:30


Holy crap!

Posted by Alan Marshall on 2024-02-24 17:13:05


What an experience! Good job!

Posted by Bruce Macdonald on 2024-02-24 17:35:03


Photo of the month!!

Posted by Adrian Brodie on 2024-02-24 20:26:22


Amazing with steam power and changing engines in New Haven, schedules were pretty comparable to current day Amtrak Northeast Regional service.

Posted by Ron DeFilippo on 2024-02-25 08:22:39


And heavyweights beside!

Posted by Ron DeFilippo on 2024-02-25 08:24:00


Wow, thank you very much.

Posted by Ron Mura on 2024-02-25 09:30:40


I had not realized that there was a considerable grade here.Up until the 30s, there was a Track 4 to be used by slower freights to get out of t he way of passenger trains. I recall taking pictures of some pretty fast passenger trains coming down this Hill. Sharon Public Library has a picture of an I-5 on a test run (from Readville?)in 1938. At that time there was a tower standing there. See: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thenhrhtanewhavenrailroadforum/viewtopic.php?p=92359#p92359

Posted by Ron DeFilippo on 2024-02-25 15:38:19


I think that test photo of an I-5 running light is at Sharon Hill, at the top of the grade between Sharon and East Foxborough stations.

Posted by Brian Gilleran on 2024-02-26 20:37:43


CORRECTION - I should have said "Sharon Heights", SS-171.

Posted by Brian Gilleran on 2024-02-26 20:49:00


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