MBTA's newly acquired flanger in service.

I heard there was a snow removal extra that was operatin on the Old Colony Lines during the overnight last night.

Apparently the T used 2 F40's which sandwiched the MBTA's newly acquired flanger (still in it's original paint and reporting number, but with "MBTX" stenciled over the old "Con-Rail".

Yeah I actually saw that new snow-remover at Braintree station at 5:17 AM with an F40 locomotive on either end on the new unit. Looked neat, and speaking of F40's in work service, it seems that they have been more frequently used in more non-revenue work service than before.........

There was another flanger extra yesterday.

It did the Franklin Branch (via the Dorchester outbound) to Forge park, then the Needham & Stoughton Branches.

CSX Conductor wrote:There was another flanger extra yesterday.

It did the Franklin Branch (via the Dorchester outbound) to Forge park, then the Needham & Stoughton Branches.

That explains what I saw near Back Bay station on the Patriots Extra today... Was wondering what was sandwiched between those engines!

Good to hear that somebody rode the Pats extra. I heard that ridership was very low.

well the train left too late, it got to the staduim at tlike 930, there were already a TON of people there at 7! i would have gone for the ride and the see the Pat's

Sparse is an understatement...the crew and the TPD made up a good chunk of the ridership on the Boston section!

FYI,
There is a picture of the flanger in the current (February 2005) issue of Railpace Magazine. Its on page 35.
- Stephen

It's back at BET this weekend.

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