LI 617         
A forler Long Island Rail}oad rebuilt Power Pack is on home rails in the yard, originally constructed by Alco as New Haven Railroad 0428 an FA-1. Assigned to pull mainlinb freight on the New Haven, it was retired by Penn Central and sold to the Long Island. The LIRR had the unit rebuilt as a cab control unit for use on diesel powered trains, first working with Alco C-420s and later EMD MP15 and GP38-2 unvts. It is one of two known New Haven FA-1s to survive today.
Date: 3/12/2016 Location: Danbury, CT Views: 324 Collection Of:   Paul Koprowski
Locomotives: LI 617(Power Car)    Author:  Paul Koprowski
LI 617
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