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By:Ted Houghton
Dates:10/18/1968 - 10/18/1968
Album Info:This series of photos follows RY-2 up through Crawford Notch on a bright fall morning (after the fog and haze lifted).
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RY-2 in autumn
Title:  RY-2 in autumn
Description:  It's a foggy morning in mid-October of 1968 as RY-2, bound from Rigby Yard in South Portland to St Johnsbury, passes through Bartlett. The lead unit is GP-38 253, trailed by GP-7 569 and 3 more -38s: 257,262, and 261.
Photo Date:  10/18/1968  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 2:00:01 PM
Location:  Crawford Notch, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 253(GP38)
Views:  694   Comments: 0
RY-2 in autumn
Title:  RY-2 in autumn
Description:  North of Bartlett, the track follows the Saco River along the floor of the valley. The fog has lifted to a haze now.
Photo Date:  10/18/1968  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 2:00:05 PM
Location:  Crawford Notch, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 253(GP38)
Views:  739   Comments: 0
RY-2 in autumn
Title:  RY-2 in autumn
Description:  The haze is starting to burn off as RY-2 crosses Route 302 in Bemis, opposite the Inn Unique.
Photo Date:  10/18/1968  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 2:00:10 PM
Location:  Crawford Notch, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 253(GP38)
Views:  727   Comments: 0
RY-2 in autumn
Title:  RY-2 in autumn
Description:  It was easy to chase a train through the Notch, thanks to the slow uphill climb. Here the train passes near Arethusa Falls.
Photo Date:  10/18/1968  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 2:00:15 PM
Location:  Crawford Notch, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 253(GP38)
Views:  594   Comments: 0
RY-2 in autumn
Title:  RY-2 in autumn
Description:  The train is now well up on the mountain-side, crossing Frankenstein Trestle.
Photo Date:  10/18/1968  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 2:00:20 PM
Location:  Crawford Notch, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 253(GP38) MEC 569(GP7) MEC 257(GP38) MEC 262(GP38) MEC 261(GP38)
Views:  1504   Comments: 1
RY-2 in autumn
Title:  RY-2 in autumn
Description:  RY-2 is crossing the Willey Brook Bridge approaching the Mt. Willard Section House.
Photo Date:  10/18/1968  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 2:00:27 PM
Location:  Crawford Notch, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 253(GP38) MEC 569(GP7) MEC 257(GP38) MEC 262(GP38) MEC 261(GP38)
Views:  1293   Comments: 0
RY-2 in autumn
Title:  RY-2 in autumn
Description:  Almost there - the train is rounding the shoulder of Mt. Willard. Just ahead is the Gateway at the top of the Notch.
Photo Date:  10/18/1968  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 2:00:42 PM
Location:  Crawford Notch, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 253(GP38) MEC 569(GP7) MEC 257(GP38) MEC 262(GP38) MEC 261(GP38)
Views:  1395   Comments: 1
RY-2 in autumn
Title:  RY-2 in autumn
Description:  The hardest work is over as RY-2 heads for Fabyans and beyond to St Johnsbury.
Photo Date:  10/18/1968  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 2:00:47 PM
Location:  Crawford Notch, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 261(GP38) MEC 262(GP38)
Views:  706   Comments: 0


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