New Haven: The Final Decades

New Haven Railroad The Final Decades by Scott Hartley
*At last!* THE New Haven book for all generations of NH fans. Railpace Company has put together the talents of longtime New Haven observer Scott Hartley and a multitude of photographers to present an all-color look at this intriguing railroad during the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's.

New Haven: The Final Decades takes the reader on a tour of the New York, New Haven & Hartford and showcases the classic photography of Thomas J. McNamara, T.J. Donahue, and the late Kent Cochrane and additional photographers with dozens of never-published views. The author's informative text explains NH history; separate chapters examine the electrified zone, Shore Line, Hartford Line, Maybrook Line, the Old Colony, and the railroad's myriad of other mains and branches. The Epilogue illustrates what survives of the NH following its demise, and diesel and electric rosters round out this landmark book.

New Haven Railroad: The Final Decades is guaranteed to turn anyone into a fan of the New Haven. See A-B-B-A lashups of green Alco FA's struggling up the grades of the Maybrook Line; orange-and-green Alco DL109's at speed on the Shore Line; burly Fairbanks-Morse C-Liners on the Hartford Line; the high-speed Train-X Dan'l Webster in service; elderly boxcab and streamlined electrics on a variety of assignments; and scenes of steam in action -- 2-10-2's on long freights, Pacifics on commuter trains, and streamlined I-5 Hudsons on Shore Line expresses. It's all here, in New Haven Railroad: The Final Decades.

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