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Mass Coastal pulled out the long stored/"abandoned" gondola out of Gallo Construction in Sagamore, MA today. This will now allow MOW crews to access the siding for it to be rebuilt for the return of freight service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGdMiKni_o

To be abandoned? Active rail line threatened by bike path - Save the Falmouth Secondary Rail Line
https://youtu.be/5qqVXM1plFU

Please take the time to watch this video and take action.

MBTA New Bedford Church St. Station Construction Update late 2/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh8oHU3QmoQ

Dormant railroad yard site back in use - Grafton & Upton Railroad - Milford, MA - 3/1/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHufxb05ML0

Will be on the look out!

Thanks for the fast reply and information! I'm currently putting together a list of surviving New Haven equipment (15 pages now!) and this is some exciting news to find another car out there. If possible please send an email to [email protected] when work starts.

Thanks again
-Mike St. Louis

I know this was last posted in a decade ago but its the most recent topic I could find.... So I noticed that an old 40 foot boxcar "appeared" on Highland's track in North Haven in 2012/3 (Nerail link: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=243854" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fa...

902 is now at IRM...been up there since 2014 or 2015.
Mike

GU's slug set has been or is in the process of being scrapped at North Grafton.
Mike

Thanks for the reply. I wonder if there are any other pictures out there of the car pre-repaint? If any clear, good quality pictures exist they could probably answer my question.

Thanks!
Mike

I will make an inquiry tomorrow and may be able to have it looked at. EDIT - email sent. Depending on where the car is stored, and what his schedule is, it might be a while before he can look. Either he'll post directly or will relay through me. SECOND EDIT - Got a reply. As might be expected at th...

Are any of the current Metro North work cars (Boxcars, flats, hoppers, gondolas, etc) of New Haven heritage? I know some Ex-NH equipment was donated/sold by Metro North to Danbury and RMNE years ago but I'm wondering what is left on the MNR roster. Thanks in advance.
Mike

Thanks. Hopefully he'll be able to check soon.
-Mike

On the bottom right on the sill there are the letters "CN". The CN is visible in this photo (Link: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=341413" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ). CN70Z was a designation put on some former NH hoppers when rebuilt by C...

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but does anybody here know the heritage (Pre-Conrail/Penn Central) of ballast hopper FGLK 188? New Haven possibly? Does anybody have any recent pictures of the car also? A quick search only brings a picture from 2006.

Thanks!
-Mike