Mating Worms Meets New York State Colors. MTA Metro-North Railroad 217 (Penn Central Heritage) was transported from North White Plains to Croton Harmon on Thursday, February 29, 2024. This unit commemorates the New York State/Penn Central paint scheme used on FL9s during this era as part of Metro-North's ongoing 40th Anniversary celebrations, it's fourth wrap that joins the four Connecticut DOT New Haven tribute units. Penn Central's interlocked "PC" was commonly called "mating worms", and from 1969 to 1976 it operated all of Metro-North's East of Hudson service, bringing FL9s to the Hudson and Harlem Lines for the first time in revenue service. The locomotive is seen stopped between CP 4 and CP 5 in the Bronx, New York. While the AMMO crew was running around to tie on to the other end, this photographic opportunity of the unit by itself was available from public property.
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