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6/18/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Metro North E 8
Title:  Metro North E 8
Description:  MN acquired a variety of power in its early days, including this ex Amtrak E 8, seen at Danbury.
Photo Date:  1/21/1984  Upload Date: 12/1/2013 2:03:12 AM
Location:  Danbury, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNCR 5031(FL9) MNCR 509(FL9) MNCR 497(E8A)
Views:  1808   Comments: 1
Rebuilds testing
Title:  Rebuilds testing
Description:  A pair of rebuilt New Haven painted FL 9s are doing a test run across the river from Bear Mountain State Park. Theyll soon become the stars of the New Haven side
Photo Date:  9/24/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2014 2:23:41 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2002(FL9) MNCR 2019(FL9)
Views:  779   Comments: 0
More Harlem riders
Title:  More Harlem riders
Description:  Another FL 9 led train rollls down from the upper Harlem Line
Photo Date:  12/10/1985  Upload Date: 10/16/2014 3:53:48 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2033(FL9) MNCR 2002(FL9)
Views:  773   Comments: 0
Pushing to work
Title:  Pushing to work
Description:  A New Haven painted FL 9 with a Metro North sister pushes the Danbury train towards S Norwalk
Photo Date:  11/12/1986  Upload Date: 12/22/2014 3:16:29 AM
Location:  Norwalk, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2002(FL9) MNCR 2020(FL9)
Views:  799   Comments: 0
Headed for Danbury
Title:  Headed for Danbury
Description:  The stars of the show in the late 80s were the four FL 9s that CDOT repainted in the New Haven McGinis scheme. They were intended for the Danbury trains, but as a practical matter, because maintenance was done at Harmon, they could turn up just as easliy on the Hudson Line. This pair is going where God and the New Haven intended as they roll north through Woodlawn.
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 1:46:35 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2002(FL9) MNCR 2019(FL9)
Views:  853   Comments: 1
FL 9s seeing the light
Title:  FL 9s seeing the light
Description:  Daylight arrives, and now the trains are lit, this one is led by FL 9s coming from the Danbury Branch with a set of ex SEMTA cars from Detroit.
Photo Date:  12/10/1985  Upload Date: 10/16/2014 3:46:57 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2022(FL9) MNCR 2003(FL9)
Views:  656   Comments: 1
Shuttle runnung pull-pull
Title:  Shuttle runnung pull-pull
Description:  A Poughkeepsie shuttle runs pull pull as we see the trailing unit going away past Breakneck Tunnel.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 9/29/2014 2:19:37 AM
Location:  Garrison, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,InCab,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2004(FL9)
Views:  697   Comments: 0
Classic New England
Title:  Classic New England
Description:  If only the power were painted New Haven. That would come, and once again it could be the 1960s. For now, well have to settle for a beach ball, though its still good to see an FL 9 doing what it was intended for.
Photo Date:  7/9/1985  Upload Date: 10/1/2014 3:01:28 AM
Location:  Cannondale, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2004(FL9)
Views:  692   Comments: 0
More Harlem traffic
Title:  More Harlem traffic
Description:  Another Harlem Line train rolls through the station at Woodlawn
Photo Date:  12/10/1985  Upload Date: 10/16/2014 3:43:42 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2014(FL9) MNCR 2004(FL9)
Views:  743   Comments: 0
Pushing them in
Title:  Pushing them in
Description:  When Metro North and CDOT bought new equipment, it was push pull. The engines generally run on the east end of the train, so on the branch, they are physically on the north end, making good lighting a challege. This pair is at Wilton, pushing the train toward Grand Central. The station here is attractive, and had the power been leading with the New Haven unit on the point, it would have been a classic New Haven shot.
Photo Date:  11/12/1986  Upload Date: 12/22/2014 3:19:35 AM
Location:  Wilton, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2023(FL9) MNCR 2004(FL9)
Views:  899   Comments: 0
New Haven unit pushing
Title:  New Haven unit pushing
Description:  The Holy Grail for New York area fans at this time was the newly repainted New Haven scheme FL 9s. Heres one pushing with a MN painted sister at Larchmont.
Photo Date:  11/12/1986  Upload Date: 12/21/2014 1:12:14 AM
Location:  Larchmont, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2023(FL9) MNCR 2004(FL9)
Views:  901   Comments: 0
Right at home
Title:  Right at home
Description:  A pair of FL 9s, one in recenty applied New Haven dress, look right at home under the catenary poles on the Danbury Branch. The diesels are pushing this train toward the New Haven Line and Grand Central.
Photo Date:  11/12/1986  Upload Date: 12/22/2014 3:33:28 AM
Location:  Wilton, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2023(FL9) MNCR 2004(FL9)
Views:  752   Comments: 0
FL 9s
Title:  FL 9s
Description:  The FL 9s still had over 20 years left in them at this point, though it was apparent that they would not last forever. It was worth spending and afternoon watching the rush hour to see these distinctive units, such as this pair headed for Danbury with new Bombardier cars.
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 1:50:17 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2015(FL9) MNCR 2005(FL9)
Views:  742   Comments: 1
These cars are the Bomb
Title:  These cars are the Bomb
Description:  Bomardier!!! As the hand me down cars of the streamliner era bit the dust, it was apparent they would need to be replaced. The answer was a fleet of cars built by Bombardier in Vermont. Here we see a set behind the New Haven painted FL 9s, a cab car on the rear passing through Woodlawn.
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 2:14:17 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2015(FL9) MNCR 2005(FL9)
Views:  880   Comments: 0
New Haven lives
Title:  New Haven lives
Description:  One of the recently rebuilt FL 9s in New Haven paint rolls a Poughkeepsie train north.
Photo Date:  4/1/1986  Upload Date: 11/17/2014 4:24:06 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2006(FL9) MNCR 2026(FL9)
Views:  681   Comments: 0
New Haven power
Title:  New Haven power
Description:  The state of Connecticut financed the rebuild of a group of four FL 9s. Ideally meant for service in that state, they went right into the general pool. This was inevitable, since the maintenance base was at Harmon, and theyd have to get there somehow. This one is on a Poughkeppsie train at Garrison.
Photo Date:  4/8/1986  Upload Date: 11/19/2014 2:30:44 PM
Location:  Garrison, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2006(FL9) MNCR 2026(FL9)
Views:  862   Comments: 0
Homeward bound
Title:  Homeward bound
Description:  A Danbury train makes its stop at Branchville.
Photo Date:  7/16/1985  Upload Date: 10/5/2014 3:28:31 AM
Location:  Branchville, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2027(FL9) MNCR 2007(FL9)
Views:  873   Comments: 0
Beach balls
Title:  Beach balls
Description:  Yet another FL 9 powered train rolls north at Woodlawn. I nailed the crap out of that rush hour. Its kind of repetitive, but all that stuff is gone now.
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/5/2015 1:48:53 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2008(FL9) MNCR 2025(FL9)
Views:  760   Comments: 0
Danbury train
Title:  Danbury train
Description:  A Danbury train behind the typical pair of FL 9s rolls through Rye.
Photo Date:  2/5/1985  Upload Date: 9/27/2014 2:48:19 AM
Location:  Rye, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2017(FL9) MNCR 2010(FL9)
Views:  1006   Comments: 0
Headed up the river
Title:  Headed up the river
Description:  A Poughkeepsie train from Grand Central makes its way along the river, now only a few miles from the end of the trip.
Photo Date:  7/9/1985  Upload Date: 10/1/2014 3:17:03 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2010(FL9) MNCR 2021(FL9)
Views:  720   Comments: 0
Commuters headed home
Title:  Commuters headed home
Description:  A Danbury Branch train works its way to the end of the line near Wilton
Photo Date:  7/9/1985  Upload Date: 10/4/2014 1:57:54 AM
Location:  Wilton, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2021(FL9) MNCR 2010(FL9)
Views:  768   Comments: 0
Train time
Title:  Train time
Description:  A timeless scene unfolds at the New Haven station as the ad men prepare to board their train for another day of toil in Manhattan.
Photo Date:  7/16/1985  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 10:07:58 PM
Location:  Wilton, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2021(FL9) MNCR 2010(FL9)
Views:  1022   Comments: 0
Commuters going to work
Title:  Commuters going to work
Description:  A New York bound Danbury train appraoaches South Norwalk through the gauntlet of catenary poles that once carried the wire to Danbury.
Photo Date:  8/13/1985  Upload Date: 10/5/2014 3:24:51 AM
Location:  Norwalk, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2021(FL9) MNCR 2010(FL9)
Views:  781   Comments: 0
Harlem train
Title:  Harlem train
Description:  Some Harlem Line trains still ran behind FL 9s, including this short train making a run at Grand Central
Photo Date:  12/10/1985  Upload Date: 10/16/2014 3:38:44 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2011(FL9) MNCR 2029(FL9)
Views:  699   Comments: 0
More beach balls
Title:  More beach balls
Description:  Metro North used this red/blue/xilver scheme on its FL 9s, known as the beach ball due to the way the stripes appeared on the nose of the units. Two of them head out of Grand Central through Woodlawn.
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 1:57:52 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 222(P32AC-DM) MNCR 2011(FL9)
Views:  833   Comments: 1
Between the boards
Title:  Between the boards
Description:  A Poughkeepsie train is seen between the signals for CP 25 as it passes under the Tappan Zee.
Photo Date:  6/3/1989  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 4:16:37 AM
Location:  Tarrytown, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2033(FL9) MNCR 2013(FL9)
Views:  560   Comments: 1
Pair of FL 9s
Title:  Pair of FL 9s
Description:  There were still a sizeable number of FL 9s in service in the late 80s. Two of them lead a Poughkeepsie train just south of Tarrytown.
Photo Date:  6/3/1989  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 3:48:50 AM
Location:  Tarrytown, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2033(FL9) MNCR 2013(FL9)
Views:  668   Comments: 1
Headed for Danbury
Title:  Headed for Danbury
Description:  A Danbury train behind the typical pair of FL 9s stops at Branchville.
Photo Date:  7/9/1985  Upload Date: 10/1/2014 3:03:24 AM
Location:  Branchville, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2014(FL9) MNCR 2020(FL9)
Views:  850   Comments: 0
Two along the river
Title:  Two along the river
Description:  A pair of FL 9s roll a Poughkeepsie train north along the Hudson
Photo Date:  6/3/1989  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 3:41:18 AM
Location:  Ardsley, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2032(FL9) MNCR 2015(FL9)
Views:  660   Comments: 0
Long way from home
Title:  Long way from home
Description:  A Metro North FL 9 was at Enola during this visit. Must have been on the way to or from a rebuild.
Photo Date:  3/20/1986  Upload Date: 11/11/2014 3:43:17 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MNCR 2016(FL9)
Views:  604   Comments: 0
FL 9 east
Title:  FL 9 east
Description:  There were some trains that ran with conventional train sets on the New Haven Line. This one is eastbound at Larchmont.
Photo Date:  11/12/1986  Upload Date: 12/21/2014 1:09:22 AM
Location:  Larchmont, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2017(FL9) MNCR 2020(FL9)
Views:  881   Comments: 0
More FL 9s
Title:  More FL 9s
Description:  Despite the recent electrification to Brewster North, there were still some rush hour trains that ran with diesel hauled equipment, such as this train rolling through Woodlawn.
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 2:04:20 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2024(FL9) MNCR 2017(FL9)
Views:  923   Comments: 1
Pan in the dark
Title:  Pan in the dark
Description:  I must have been trying to pan this shot, as the lead unit is clear, but everything else kinda blurred. I like it.
Photo Date:  4/8/1986  Upload Date: 11/19/2014 2:32:17 PM
Location:  Garrison, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2018(FL9) MNCR 2019(FL9)
Views:  817   Comments: 0
Scenic ride
Title:  Scenic ride
Description:  This Poughkeepsie train is getting pushed into Grand Central, its riders enjoying(hopefully) the stunning sunset view of the Hudson as the train heads toward the down river.
Photo Date:  6/3/1989  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 3:38:21 AM
Location:  Ardsley, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2018(FL9)
Views:  567   Comments: 0
Meet of odd power
Title:  Meet of odd power
Description:  The Danbury train rolls past the SPV 2000 that was waiting in the siding, in a meet of power you wont find anywhere else.
Photo Date:  7/9/1985  Upload Date: 10/1/2014 3:07:24 AM
Location:  Branchville, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2020(FL9) CDOT 997(SPV-2000)
Views:  838   Comments: 0
Movin on
Title:  Movin on
Description:  A Danbury train rolls out of South Norwalk and is about to take a clear signal on its way to Grand Central
Photo Date:  8/13/1985  Upload Date: 10/6/2014 1:24:33 AM
Location:  South Norwalk, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2022(FL9) MNCR 2020(FL9)
Views:  657   Comments: 0
Rolling to a stop
Title:  Rolling to a stop
Description:  An inbound Danbury train approaches its stop at South Norwalk
Photo Date:  8/13/1985  Upload Date: 10/6/2014 1:21:22 AM
Location:  South Norwalk, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2022(FL9) MNCR 2020(FL9)
Views:  718   Comments: 0
Picking up more
Title:  Picking up more
Description:  An inbound Danbury train makes its station stop at South Norwalk, taking on more riders for Grand Central
Photo Date:  8/13/1985  Upload Date: 10/5/2014 3:27:08 AM
Location:  South Norwalk, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2022(FL9) MNCR 2020(FL9)
Views:  622   Comments: 0
FL 9s north
Title:  FL 9s north
Description:  A pair of FL 9s lead an outbound train of former SEMTA cars from Detroit at Woodlawn.
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 1:51:41 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2020(FL9) MNCR 2021(FL9)
Views:  703   Comments: 1
Breakneck
Title:  Breakneck
Description:  A Metro North Poughkeepsie train behind a pair of beach ball FL 9s has just cleared Brakneck tunnel and is passing Bear Mountain Park on a late afternoon.
Photo Date:  7/4/1987  Upload Date: 5/16/2015 4:39:09 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2022(FL9)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
FL 9s along the Hudson
Title:  FL 9s along the Hudson
Description:  A pair of matched Metro North FL 9s heads toward Poughkeepsie approaching the Ardsley station.
Photo Date:  7/15/1989  Upload Date: 1/15/2012 12:03:26 AM
Location:  Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2022(FL9)
Views:  534   Comments: 2
More FL 9s
Title:  More FL 9s
Description:  Woodlawn was a great place to watch the Harlem and New Haven Lines, since the New Haven joined the ex NYC just north of here. Not sure why I didnt shoot the Connectcut cars, though I was surely going after the diesels, which even then were rumored to be up for replacement. Who knew some would last another 25 years.
Photo Date:  12/10/1985  Upload Date: 10/16/2014 3:51:19 AM
Location:  Woodlawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2032(FL9) MNCR 2024(FL9)
Views:  739   Comments: 0
Rolling down the Coast Line
Title:  Rolling down the Coast Line
Description:  A Danbury train rolls fast down the center tracks in a classic New Haven RR scene as it heads for Grand Central.
Photo Date:  7/16/1985  Upload Date: 10/4/2014 2:00:12 AM
Location:  Greenwich, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2025(FL9)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
Shop
Title:  Shop
Description:  An overview of the Harmon shop show a lot of interesting power, including this pair of FL 9's showing the two paint schemes then in use. The New Haven painted units would not appear til the following year. several RDC's are also in the yard.
Photo Date:  4/19/1985  Upload Date: 9/30/2014 3:30:53 AM
Location:  Harmon, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MNCR 2029(FL9) MNCR 2026(FL9)
Views:  811   Comments: 0
FL 9s
Title:  FL 9s
Description:  One of the benefits of the Penn Central merger was that now FL 9s could run on the other commuter lines out of Grand Central, allowing NYCs various electric engines to be retired. Here a pair of them make their Peekskill stor with a Poughkeepsie train.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 9/29/2014 2:35:43 AM
Location:  New Boston, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2027(FL9) MNCR 2031(FL9)
Views:  908   Comments: 0
Ready for the main line
Title:  Ready for the main line
Description:  Sometimes Id go out early to catch the inbound action, taking advantage of the "engine leading" practice on Metro North at the time. This Danbury train is making its way though Norwalk, and will shortly attain the Shore Line at South Norwalk.
Photo Date:  7/16/1985  Upload Date: 10/4/2014 2:03:49 AM
Location:  Norwalk, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2027(FL9)
Views:  554   Comments: 0
Along the river
Title:  Along the river
Description:  Just out of Breakneck Tunnel, a Poughkeepsie train is about to roll under a NYC signal bridge, then the Bear Mountain Bridge on its last leg of the trip.
Photo Date:  7/9/1985  Upload Date: 10/1/2014 3:20:11 AM
Location:  Manitou, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2031(FL9) MNCR 2033(FL9)
Views:  617   Comments: 0
Short train
Title:  Short train
Description:  A shuttle from Harmon to Poughkeepsie has just made itp Garrison stop and is resuming its trip aloag the Hudson.
Photo Date:  4/19/1985  Upload Date: 9/29/2014 2:23:23 AM
Location:  Garrison, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNCR 2032(FL9)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
Weekend layover
Title:  Weekend layover
Description:  Power at the engine house during July 4 weekend.
Photo Date:  7/4/1981  Upload Date: 6/26/2014 1:26:18 PM
Location:  Danbury, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MNCR 5005(FL9) MNCR 5015(FL9)
Views:  745   Comments: 0
FL 9s
Title:  FL 9s
Description:  Power for diesel hauled trains out of Grand Central was a group of ex New Haven FL 9s. Here two that pulled the through train to Danbury sit at the engine facility
Photo Date:  7/3/1981  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 3:20:15 AM
Location:  Danbury, CT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNCR 5057(FL9) MNCR 5020(FL9)
Views:  1013   Comments: 0


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