23rd October 2005
Metro-North Railroad
Group Travel
Farewell to the FL9
Locos Used | CDOT 2024 & CDOT 2027 |
Stock Used | CDOT: 2 + 6349 + 6347 + 6341 + 6344 + 6311 + 1 |
EMUs Used | [1] 8444, 8445+8508, 8509+8570, 8669+8906, 8957,
8907+8934, 8985, 8935 [2] 8432, 8433+8456, 8457+8536, 8537+8720, 8721+8742, 8743 |
Route:
(1) 6510 : New York Grand Central to Stamford (New Haven)
Extra : Stamford to Canaan
Extra : Canaan to Stamford
(1) 6557 : (New Haven) Stamford to New York Grand Central
Traction | Route |
(1) EMU [set 1] | New York Grand Central - Harlem 125th Street - Melrose - Fordham - Woodlawn - Pelham - New Rochelle - Port Chester - Greenwich - Stamford |
CDOT 2024 + CDOT 2027 | Stamford - South Norwalk - Wilton - Redding - Bethel - Danbury (2) - Brookfield - New Milford - Gaylordsville - Kent - West Cornwall - Lime Rock - Canaan |
CDOT 2024 + CDOT 2027 | Canaan - (reverse of outward route) - Stamford |
(1) EMU [set 2] | Stamford - (reverse of outward route) - New York Grand Central |
Notes :
(1) Service train.
(2) Break for visit to Danbury Railway Museum.
Source : Bob Hannaford
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Bob Hannaford)
Miles | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | Miles | |
0.0
|
New York Grand Central | 08.07d [Track 34, Upper Level] |
08.07d | 20.40a | 20.51a |
33.0
|
|
4.2
|
Harlem - 125th Street | 08.17d | 08.17 ~ 08.18 | 20.29a | 20.42 ~ 20.42½ |
28.8
|
|
-
|
Mott Haven Jn/CP 5 | 08/19 | - | 20/26 | - |
-
|
|
8.9
|
Fordham | 08.24d | 08.27 ~ 08.29 | - | - |
24.1
|
|
-
|
CP 112 | 08/28 | - | 20/18 | - |
-
|
|
-
|
CP 212 | 08/29 | - | 20/16 | - |
-
|
|
-
|
CP 216 | 08/34 | - | 20/12 | - |
-
|
|
-
|
CP 223 | 08/41 | - | 20/05 | - |
-
|
|
-
|
CP 229 | 08/47 | - | 19/59 | - |
-
|
|
33.0
0.0 |
Stamford | 08.53a ~ 09.20d | 09.00 ~ 09.23½ | 19.40a ~ 19.54d | 20.10½ ~ 20.15 |
0.0
|
|
-
|
CP 234 | 09/21 | - | 19/38 | - |
-
|
|
8.0
|
CP 241 | 09/35 | 09/34½ | 19/28 | 19.44 ~ 19.52 |
-
|
|
12.0
|
Merrit 7 | 09/44 | 09/46½ | 19/18 | 19/34 |
-
|
|
15.5
|
Wilton | 09/50 | 09/52½ | 19/13 | 19/28 |
-
|
|
20.9
|
Branchville | 09/57 | - | 19/03 | 19.09 ~ 19.20 |
-
|
|
31.7
|
Danbury | 10/13 | 10.28½ ~ 11.06½ | 18.35a | 18.40 ~ 18.44 |
-
|
|
-
|
Canal | 10.15a ~ 11.00d | 11.08 ~ 11.11 | 18/28 | 18.31½ ~ 18.37½ |
-
|
|
-
|
Division Post (Housatonic RR) | - | - | - | - |
-
|
|
-
|
Berkshire Jn | 11/10 | 11.27 ~ 11.34 | 18/08 | 18/15 |
-
|
|
-
|
Brookfield | 11/35 | 11/48¼ | 17/43 | 18/01 |
-
|
|
-
|
New Milford | 12/08 | 12/19 | 17/10 | 17/31½ |
-
|
|
-
|
Gaylordsville | 12/36 | - | 16/42 | - |
-
|
|
-
|
Hatch Pond | - | 12/53½ | 16p15a ~ 16p35d | 16/57 |
-
|
|
-
|
Kent | 12/54 | 13/05 | 15/57 | 16.40 ~ 16.44½ |
-
|
|
-
|
Cornwall Bridge | 13/15 | 13/36 | 15/46 | 16/09 |
-
|
|
-
|
West Cornwall | 13p23a ~ 13p45d | 13.44¼ ~ 14.08 | 15/36 | 15/59 |
-
|
|
-
|
Lime Rock | 14/00 | - | 15/21 | 15/45 |
-
|
|
-
|
Falls Village | 14/04 | 14/25 | 15/17 | 15/40 |
-
|
|
-
|
Canaan | 14p20a | 14.42 | 15p00d | 15.21 |
0.0
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