Last Run of the D&H over MN - 12/13

D&H train 417-13 tonight is expected to be the last ever run of the D&H to serve the NYC / FreshPond market. While slightly off topic for the MN forum it is on topic as this afternoon will be the end of the era of red engines on the Hudson Line...and era that lasted 11.5 years since the Conrail split.

417 (the northbound) is on duty this afternoon at 14:30 for the trip north back to Kenwood Yard.

Power will be 5690+5671.

See video of last night's LAST 416 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYGNmZMzkv8

417-13
Pulled by the swamp switch departing Fresh Pond at 16:34
with
5671
5690
32 MTYs

NOTE: Power will be reversed once they run around at Oak Point.

--JSW

District D, Thanks for the heads up. I just observed the 417 northbound through Cold Spring at 2004 hours. Looked to be making good time through the snow....

This is interesting and historic information. I thank you for posting it.
Noel Weaver

I will miss seeing them on the Hudson Division. The railroad usually gave those guys some great shots over the road, and on occasion have been given the shot in front of us even during the end of PM peak. When the RTC's told them to give them a good move, they did as they were told!

I have a handful of D&H on MN photos here...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottomatic7 ... 517285137/

Here's one from the summer! Followed it all the way to Croton Harmon

The last 416, the end of an Era (previously posted here):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYGNmZMzkv8

THE END of D&H 417:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uitF6QSrpg

I still have a bunch of videos of them from the last 2+/- years that I never posted, so feel free to subscribe to my videos to follow along....

--JSW

2 points of interest. How will the equipment that used to go to or from the D&H get moved now? Will CSX move the cars? Why are you all saying how historic this ceasession of the D&H is; it only started after the breakup of Conrail.

UpperHarlemLine4ever wrote:How will the equipment that used to go to or from the D&H get moved now? Will CSX move the cars?

Yes.

Why are you all saying how historic this ceasession of the D&H is; it only started after the breakup of Conrail.

I'm sorry, was there some other Canadian railroad that served New York City? Not historic enough for you?

The D&H is not Canadian! The D&H is to CP what the LIRR was to the PRR.

Engineer Spike wrote:The D&H is not Canadian! The D&H is to CP what the LIRR was to the PRR.

Well aware... But the engines say Canadian Pacific on the side... Just going by what people observe, I know that D&H has some sort of goofy subsidiary relationship with CP, much like Soo Line.