Railroad Forums 

  • Southern New England Railroad

  • Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in New England
Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in New England

Moderators: MEC407, NHN503

 #1495424  by B&M 1227
 
this came up on my feed today. no one seems to know anything about it, or will not say... hmm?
Attachments:
91284817-DA48-4415-AD3F-18A077530F3A.jpeg
91284817-DA48-4415-AD3F-18A077530F3A.jpeg (324.65 KiB) Viewed 6668 times
CA47162E-386A-4E5A-84EE-D0C67CEDE882.jpeg
CA47162E-386A-4E5A-84EE-D0C67CEDE882.jpeg (327.07 KiB) Viewed 6668 times
 #1495540  by GP40MC1118
 
Seems this whole thing has blown up tonight. A thread about it on one of the Facebook pages was taken down
tonight!

Cat's out of the bag though. If you want anonymity, then don't paint your engine in D&H colors and letter it for a
never built legend of a railroad expecting people won't sit up and notice!

D
 #1495562  by Jeff Smith
 
http://www.branchlinepress.com/catalog/ ... 6-0-5.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Seems there’s some history to the SNERR aka the “Titanic”.
MYTH and mystery surround the never-completed Southern New England Railroad for which immense fills, deep rock cuts, and lofty abutments still mark its 85-mile route from Palmer, MA, to Rhode Island. Begun in 1910 by the Grand Trunk RR, the line was covertly fought by New England “Railroad Lord” Charles S. Mellen in a fierce battle exhaustively researched and eloquently recounted by historian Larry Lowenthal.
 #1495581  by GP40MC1118
 
More possibilities:

1) New London - new C&D facility being built at the old yard. Possibly switcher for it?

2) Plainfield - Rawson Quarry has a leased GATX MP15. Might be a replacement unit?

D
 #1495590  by p42thedowneaster
 
Perhaps they also should consider naming the locomotive after the fictional character from Downton Abbey, Robert Crawley, (Earl of Grantham). In the story line, he loses a fortune on his north American railway investments with the sinking of RMS Titanic. While I could take or leave the show...I did appreciate the few tidbits of history that made it's way through the soap.
 #1495940  by craven
 
My copy of "Titanic Railroad: The Southern New England" arrived yesterday.

Should be a good Winter read..
 #1516302  by GP40MC1118
 
Photos of the engine surfaced last night on Facebook, still inside the Delaware Coast RR's engine-house.
Now sports SNEX reporting marks with faux Alco builder's plates. Looks pretty much completed. No comments
on where its heading though.

D