by Tom coughlin
The ex New Haven GP9’s. I loved to hear them start a train from a station stop. The Hancock air whistle sounded great.
A great memory was a trip from Sharon to South Station one summer afternoon in 1978. I was riding in the car behind the engine. The former Pennsy P70 coach had no AC that day so the conductor left the front vestibule door open. Listening to the Geep working at speed is something I’ll never forget. I timed a few mileposts and our speed was 80 MPH. This was the maximum authorized speed for these engines as noted in Amtrak’s employee timetable.
Tom Coughlin
Stow, MA
A great memory was a trip from Sharon to South Station one summer afternoon in 1978. I was riding in the car behind the engine. The former Pennsy P70 coach had no AC that day so the conductor left the front vestibule door open. Listening to the Geep working at speed is something I’ll never forget. I timed a few mileposts and our speed was 80 MPH. This was the maximum authorized speed for these engines as noted in Amtrak’s employee timetable.
Tom Coughlin
Stow, MA
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