I had taken Columbus Day off from work (we don’t get that as a holiday), and had planned on getting some things done around the house. But the night before we had the neighbors over for a little bonfire and one of the conversations we had changed my plans completely.
My neighbor as it turns out was working on a couple projects down in New Haven yard, and had invited me to come down and check things out. So I did just that – we arranged a time & place to meet up, and we’d head over to the yard and check things out. All in all we spent about an hour walking/driving around, and I got plenty of shots around the shops area, including a few of the stored FL9s. Then on the way back home, I ended up catching Providence & Worcester NR2 at Leets Island in Branford, a westbound Shore Line East at Guilford and an Acela at Niantic. All in all, a pretty good day.
A Metro North jet snow blower at the New Haven shopsREF#:01-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9724.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:11:35 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 31.00 (31/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | A Metro North jet snow blower at the New Haven shops |
Some Shore Line East equipment at the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:02-20101011-420204365-_MG_8590.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:14:53 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/640) | | Focal Length (mm) | 168.00 (168/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Some Shore Line East equipment at the CDOT New Haven shops |
Some Shore Line East equipment at the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:03-20101011-420204365-_MG_8591.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:15:02 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/640) | | Focal Length (mm) | 179.00 (179/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Some Shore Line East equipment at the CDOT New Haven shops |
Some Shore Line East equipment at the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:04-20101011-420204365-_MG_8597.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:16:13 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 130.00 (130/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Some Shore Line East equipment at the CDOT New Haven shops |
Some Shore Line East equipment at the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:06-20101011-420204365-_MG_8603.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:16:40 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 114.00 (114/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Some Shore Line East equipment at the CDOT New Haven shops |
Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:07-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9728.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:17:23 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shops |
Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:09-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9734.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:18:40 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shops |
Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:10-20101011-420204365-_MG_8606.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:19:23 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 139.00 (139/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shops |
Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:12-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9747.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:19:48 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/640) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shops |
A look inside the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:13-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9752.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:21:48 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.025 s (1/40) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | A look inside the CDOT New Haven shops |
An overhead view of the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:14-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9756.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:25:59 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | An overhead view of the CDOT New Haven shops |
Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:18-20101011-420204365-_MG_8628.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:29:26 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 200.00 (200/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Stored FL9s at the CDOT New Haven shops |
A Shore Line East train passes by as the FL9s sit quietlyREF#:21-20101011-420204365-_MG_8640.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:31:57 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 93.00 (93/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | A Shore Line East train passes by as the FL9s sit quietly |
An overhead view of the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:22-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9794.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:34:26 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.001 s (1/800) | | Focal Length (mm) | 50.00 (50/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | An overhead view of the CDOT New Haven shops |
An overhead view of the CDOT New Haven shopsREF#:24-20101011-420204365-_MG_8648.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:37:30 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.001 s (1/800) | | Focal Length (mm) | 200.00 (200/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | An overhead view of the CDOT New Haven shops |
A GP40 and the snow blowerREF#:25-20101011-420204365-_MG_8652.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:39:08 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.001 s (1/800) | | Focal Length (mm) | 200.00 (200/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | A GP40 and the snow blower |
A MetroNorth BL-2REF#:26-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9805.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:42:16 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 23.00 (23/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery 
MetroNorth BL-2 near the Kawasaki areaREF#:27-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9811.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:43:31 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.004 s (1/250) | | Focal Length (mm) | 24.00 (24/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | MetroNorth BL-2 near the Kawasaki area |
New Kawasaki M8s being prepared in New HavenREF#:28-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9814.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:44:49 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | New Kawasaki M8s being prepared in New Haven |
New Kawasaki M8s being prepared in New HavenREF#:29-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9821.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:44:57 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 33.00 (33/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | New Kawasaki M8s being prepared in New Haven |
New Kawasaki M8s being prepared in New HavenREF#:30-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9826.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:45:40 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 24.00 (24/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | New Kawasaki M8s being prepared in New Haven |
Inside the MetroNorth shops at New HavenREF#:32-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9846.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:48:44 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.040 s (1/25) | | Focal Length (mm) | 15.00 (15/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Inside the MetroNorth shops at New Haven |
Track crew works as a BL-2 idles in the backgroundREF#:33-20101011-420204365-_MG_8657.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:49:28 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.001 s (1/800) | | Focal Length (mm) | 200.00 (200/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Track crew works as a BL-2 idles in the background |
Inside the MetroNorth shops at New HavenREF#:35-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9850.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:49:37 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.040 s (1/25) | | Focal Length (mm) | 15.00 (15/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Inside the MetroNorth shops at New Haven |
Inside the MetroNorth shops at New HavenREF#:36-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9855.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:49:52 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.040 s (1/25) | | Focal Length (mm) | 15.00 (15/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Inside the MetroNorth shops at New Haven |
Inside the MetroNorth shops at New HavenREF#:37-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9858.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:50:27 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.050 s (1/20) | | Focal Length (mm) | 15.00 (15/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Inside the MetroNorth shops at New Haven |
A spare pantographREF#:38-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9860.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:50:48 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.067 s (1/15) | | Focal Length (mm) | 15.00 (15/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery 
Inside the MetroNorth shops at New HavenREF#:39-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9864.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:52:17 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.006 s (1/160) | | Focal Length (mm) | 15.00 (15/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Inside the MetroNorth shops at New Haven |
A wheelset at the MetroNorth shopsREF#:40-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9865.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 12:53:11 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.004 s (1/250) | | Focal Length (mm) | 15.00 (15/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | A wheelset at the MetroNorth shops |
Providence & Worcester train NR-2 heads east past Leets Island in Branford, CTREF#:41-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9876.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 14:00:41 |
| Aperture | f/9.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Providence & Worcester train NR-2 heads east past Leets Island in Branford, CT |
A westbound Shore Line East approaches Guilford stationREF#:42-20101011-1320706060-_MG_9895.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 14:15:11 |
| Aperture | f/9.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/500) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | A westbound Shore Line East approaches Guilford station |
An eastbound Amtrak Acela heads past NianticREF#:44-20101011-420204365-_MG_8681.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 15:07:28 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/640) | | Focal Length (mm) | 93.00 (93/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | An eastbound Amtrak Acela heads past Niantic |
Acela continuing east past the Niantic Bay BoardwalkREF#:45-20101011-420204365-_MG_8684.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 15:07:37 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/640) | | Focal Length (mm) | 122.00 (122/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Acela continuing east past the Niantic Bay Boardwalk |
Acela continuing east past the Niantic Bay BoardwalkREF#:47-20101011-420204365-_MG_8699.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 15:07:44 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/640) | | Focal Length (mm) | 200.00 (200/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Acela continuing east past the Niantic Bay Boardwalk |
Acela continuing east past the construction around the Niantic River drawbridgeREF#:48-20101011-420204365-_MG_8704.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 15:08:02 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/640) | | Focal Length (mm) | 157.00 (157/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Acela continuing east past the construction around the Niantic River drawbridge |
Acela continuing east past the construction around the Niantic River drawbridgeREF#:49-20101011-420204365-_MG_8710.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 15:08:11 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/640) | | Focal Length (mm) | 168.00 (168/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Acela continuing east past the construction around the Niantic River drawbridge |
Acela continuing east past the construction around the Niantic River drawbridgeREF#:50-20101011-420204365-_MG_8718.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:10:11 15:08:37 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.002 s (1/640) | | Focal Length (mm) | 200.00 (200/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Acela continuing east past the construction around the Niantic River drawbridge |
Thanks for looking!
Tom
Thanks for the photos, Tom. I wonder how many coats of paint the FL9′s have received in their lifetime.
George
Tom,
Great pictures! Entertained me for awhile during my lunch at work. Your neighbor(my son)sent them to me. I will also forward them to my train buddy.
Thanks Larry! Glad Jason found the site – I forgot to send it to him…
Tom:
Good to see you and Bob LaMay last Saturday. Finally got around to seeing some of your old posts. If you ever need anyone to carry your camera bag for another trip to the New Haven shops, I volunteer. Must have been a great day. By the way, the MBTA also has a couple of those snow blowers you showed. They call them the “Snowzillas”! How did you manage that whole trip?
Joe McDonough
Joe-
Great seeing you as well!
Yeah, was a great time there – too bad we only had an hour or so to walk around. Still got in as much as I could – my neighbor’s project is done there, so my “in” is now “out” so to speak. But it was nice walking around there for the hour, taking shots of the area.
-Tom