The New Haven Railroad

Just so y'all get to see the real name & logo of the NYNH&H

For someone who experienced the New Haven in the Bronx/Westchester/Connecticut part of the New York metro area, I believe that nothing says "NEW HAVEN" better than the washboards!

I suspect that many would agree!

Great pics, Bob.

Peter

I grew up on the other end of the state, New London/Groton area. As a teenager, I spent way too many hours on dates riding RDC's down to New Haven for the Cinerama theatre than I like to think about.

Of course, when I was even younger, when my parents went 'down state' on shopping expeditions, I loved watching the 'Flatbottoms' pulling out for New York with a string of heavyweights behind them. To a kid it looked like they were going from 0 to Warp-1 in 3 seconds flat.

As life long Yakees fan, I'll have to disagree.  The NH had some nice colors but the railroad itself sucked

I remember this logo very well. It was all I knew as a kid.

I have two of these.the only NYNH&H stock on my roster.

Thanks Peter for bringing this back.Once I get my layout up again All I will be running is NH, it may not be to scale or have correct rivets but it will bring a smile to my face.

When I was young we would go to watch softball games with the NH tracks on the south end of the park(Went Field 4 games every night 6:45). I would sit there and count freight cars on passing trains. 

I miss the old Bridgeport Station and the smell of creosote everywhere.

My fondest memory of the NYNH&H was during the summers in the early 40's.  We'd go swimming at Rocky Neck State Park.  Not only could we swim, but the mainline was between beach and parking.  The steam locos would come by, and the lead cars were strings of tankers.

My favorite book at the time was "Clear Track Ahead," and one of the featured characters was Jim, engineer of the Boston Express.  Jim always waved when he passed the beach.

For several years recently I commuted from Washington to Boston on Acela Express, and whenever we passed the beach it recalled fond memories.

Don't know much about real trains or train history, but here is a New Haven Diesel I see every now and then in Southern Connecticut. 

This is "A Great Railroad At Work", a promotional piece about the New Haven from the early 40s.

Bob

Those are Shore Line East GP40-2H locos, owned and operated by ConnDOT. They use variations of NH paint jobs for historical reasons. They have the diesels because the NE Corridor wasn't fully electrified when SLE service started. If they ever get all the issues with the maritime people, who don't like the bridges getting opened, sorted out, the equivelent of the "Clamdigger" service will be restored. Eventually the locos will be replaced by some type of electric loco.

Finally got more pics orgainized.......

Love that EP-5!

Peter

Love the New Haven, I have a pair of 3rd Rail NH FL-9's pulling the Merchants LTD, a Lionel NH RS-11 with a long freight to Oak Point and a C420 with a local freight to Danbury... I'm buying a set of MUTs from a forum member to round out the fleet. I have to find a NH EP-5 with TMCC next..

I've always been fascinated by the New Haven - they had:

• heavy electric operation including the beautiful streamlined EF-3, EP-4 and EP-5
• tremendous passenger train operations
• diesels from Fairbanks-Morse, Alco, EMD, GE, and Budd RDCs
• ultra handsome streamlined 4-6-4s
• snazzy, colorful paint schemes over the years

Here's a link to some great late 50s color shots in snowy, cold weather:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...Thumbs.aspx?id=32556

Too be honest, I am shocked Lionel has not made a New Haven GP-9 w/ legacy. They have produced so many other roads. I would love one with a Hancock whistle, but that may be tough to reproduce. But they ran them on freights and then on the Merchants LTD or the Federal..

Always wave toward that structure when I'm on the Cross Bronx Expressway!

peter

I always like that Hunter Green with pin stripes scheme better than the McGinnis.

Here's one of my New Haven items. This is a brochure publicizing the 1937 delivery of the I-5 Hudsons.

Bob

Dont have any NH engines. However currently work out of Stamford Ct and it always amazes me when on occasion a NH paint scheme engine comes rolling by.

My father and I used to hang out primarily at the Mott Haven yard. Made a trip or two to Van Nest, but it was a long ride by public transportation for us. Would have liked to have gone more often.

But, we did see plenty of big NH electrics passing on their way to and from Manhattan. The hunter green with gold stripes scheme might have been even classier than the NYC lightning stripes.

Jim

Steve,

I wouldn't be surprised - it was a small world back then in the Bronx, even in a big city.

I had an uncle on my mother's side who lived across Morris Park Ave from the yard. Wish we could have visited him more often.

He was also an engineer for the NH operating mostly MU cars. After his shift, he used to hitch a ride on a northbound train. It would slow enough near his house for him to jump off, and then he'd cross the tracks and hop the fence to Morris Park Ave. Amazing!

Jim

An FL9 at Poughkeepsie in 1997 on the Metro North Hudson Line. My reluctant 3 year old poses in front.

New Haven photos from my layout.

Conrail John

Conrail John:  Nice looking.

Finally got the C-420 pics loaded. Here's one:

Peter

I am getting set to detail this area........anyone have anyone have any new" New Haven pics?

Peter

Here are some pics from my trip to the Danbury Railroad Museum. I rode from South Norwalk behind this pretty new Brookville in New Haven inspired paint. The rest of the pics I am posting are of either ex New Haven or heavily modified ex New Haven. The FL9 was open for cab visits and they even popped open the nose door for ventilation. The  ex FA needs some paint but is salvagable considering its life.

Here's my New Haven contribution.  I have more but they will have to wait until I get them to the new TMB3 cub.

Has anyone ordered the MTH NH EF-36b, 20-5692 or 20-5695?  They appeared in the 2014 Vol 1 catalog.   MTH shows they are scheduled to be delivered this month, for some reason, I don't believe them.

http://www.mthtrains.com/sites...v_1/html5/index.html#

Go to Page 102, 103

If mentioning the Van Nest complex...you need to remember the Cos Cob Power Plant supplying "the juice." I was lucky enough to get a meter out of there years ago.

My dad worked briefly for the New Haven shortly after WWII...unfortunately for me, the railroading life was not for him!

Tom

Alright guys and gals......anyone venture a guess on where this picture is taken....and, something about that bridge?

Peter

The road sign in one photo shows Bassett Ave st?, and looking on the map there is an East Chester intersection near rail lines in Da Bronx.

Don 

Here are some photos that I took during the 2009 Hartford, CT NMRA Convention.

NH Joe

By Pelham Pkwy?

Tom

Close....Tom.......that's Eastchester Rd looking north.......Albert Einstein Medical Center and Jacobi Hospital is on the left......Pelham Pkwy is about 1/2 mile north.

The bridge carries the New Haven line from New Rochelle junction to the HellGate Bridge into Queens. Amtrak through trains from DC to Boston follow this route. Up until 1933, the New Haven ran local passenger service on this line. As a kid I remember the remnants of stairwells leading to the non-existent Eastchester Rd station.

I lived a mile to the east in Pelham Bay. I worked as a teenager off of Eastchester Rd in Westchester Square.......a few blocks south of where I shot this picture.

Peter

New Haven Joe.....don't you love the O gauge models in the cases on the tops of the wooden benches?

Peter

more NH 

Love that FA in Hunter Green!

Beautiful scene, too!

Peter