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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:2/17/1958 - 3/9/1958
Album Info:These are three b&w photos taken during the first few months of service by the Budd built "Roger Williams" passenger RDC that plied the New Haven lines in 1958
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NH #141 - The "Roger Williams" - New York, New Haven & Hartford RR
Title:  NH #141 - The "Roger Williams" - New York, New Haven & Hartford RR
Description:  Here the brutish face of the 1956 Budd built Roger Williams is visible as it stops at the Bridgeport station. The 6 car train had two power cars at each end an 4 passenger cars between them. It lasted as a single train for only a couple years before being split up and used with other RDC units.
Photo Date:  2/17/1958  Upload Date: 12/30/2013 6:37:31 AM
Location:  Bridgeport, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NH 141(RDCA)
Views:  907   Comments: 2
NH #141 - The "Roger Williams" - New York, New Haven & Hartford RR
Title:  NH #141 - The "Roger Williams" - New York, New Haven & Hartford RR
Description:  Here is another view of the 1956 Budd built Roger Williams DMU train labeled the "Roger Williams" at the Bridgeport, CT, station. Each of the power cars was equipped with 3rd rail shoe to run into Grand Central Terminal. The entire group of cars was retired in 1980's. The two end cars & one passenger car is now in private ownership at Hobo RR in Lincoln, NH.
Photo Date:  2/17/1958  Upload Date: 12/30/2013 6:37:42 AM
Location:  Bridgeport, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NH 141(RDCA)
Views:  634   Comments: 1
NH #140 - The "Roger Williams" - New York, New Haven & Hartford RR
Title:  NH #140 - The "Roger Williams" - New York, New Haven & Hartford RR
Description:  In this photo, the entire 1956 Budd built DMU (diesel mutliple units) with the 4 passenger cars is pressent. After a short period of time in service as a high speed train, it was split and used with other NH RDC units.
Photo Date:  3/9/1958  Upload Date: 12/30/2013 6:37:08 AM
Location:  New Haven, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NH 140(RDCA)
Views:  938   Comments: 1


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