The Return Of The Clamdigger. For 'Throwback Thursday' let's go back to 34 years ago today, August 29, 1990. Pardon the diminutive height of the young photographer, but there was great excitement at the return of commuter service east of New Haven Connecticut on the shore line. Initially named "The Clamdigger" during planning for the New Haven Railroad train of the same name, it would always be called "Shore Line East" for the public when introduced on April 23, 1990. At the time, it was provided as a temporary alternative to road travel during extensive reconstruction on Interstate 95. Amtrak AMTK CF7 579 (née-ATSF 237L, EMD, F7A, 4/1950) and CDOT/Shore Line East 52 Seat Cab Car 1681 “Stoney Creek” (ex-PATrain, née-Chesapeake & Ohio, Pullman Standard) sit next to the shop late in the day. After seeing paint and other upgrades at the Guilford/Maine Central's Waterville, Maine shops, 1681 was one of a dozen cars that was assigned to this service along with a pair of F7As and a GP38. A few years later, all of that equipment would be gone, but the service today has been extended from the initial terminal of Old Saybrook, CT to New London, and is provided by Kawasaki built M8s.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
