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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