MBTA3247,
The RS32's were originally purchased by the Central for their Flexi-Van service. Over the years, especially after
the PC merger, they migrated to Local and Yard jobs. We had quite a few of them up here on the Montreal Secondary
up to the mid 70's. As a teenager living in Canton, I knew most of the crew(s) working the Local from Massena to Canton
(CTSE) and back each weekday, and, would often ride with them when they switched the Agway Bulk Plant. Some of the units
I recall riding were the 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034 and 2035. There were also units working out of Gouverneur, and one out
of Ogdensburg when that line still ran from Dekalb thru Rensselaer Falls, Heuvelton then to the 'Burg. The 2031, under the
fireman's window, still had the NYC Cigarband logo showing faintly from under the locomotive number! The crews all seemed
to like them, never heard a complaint about them, except one about the cab heaters. The late Elmer Stark, who was the
engineer on the Canton Local, complained that they were "too damn warm" for his winter weight Kromer Kap!
