The Senator along an ocean inlet, 1970s.
Black and white photograph showing the Senator (Boston-Washington) along the coast near Stonington, Connecticut; images dates to the late 1970s.
- Photograph Details
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- Date Archived:
- October 28, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
- Data Format:
- Image
- Route:
- Senator
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Led by F40PH locomotive No. 208, the Amfleet-equipped Senator heads south from Boston to New Haven, Conn., where the locomotive will be switched out for an electric unit for the journey to Washington. Diesel-electric power was required on the northern end of the Northeast Corridor (NEC) until this portion of the line was electrified as part of the Northeast High-Speed Rail Improvement Project in the late 1990s. Electrified service along the entire length of the NEC began on January 31, 2000.
Many early Amtrak trains in the Northeast, such as the Senator, bore patriotic names, with some referencing Revolutionary War era figures and battles, including the Minute Man, Valley Forge and Bunker Hill. These names had carried over from the predecessor railroads that operated similar services prior to the start of Amtrak operations in May 1971.
Photographer: Unknown for Amtrak. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.
