Railfanning Metro North Terriotry, Stratford CT 4/17/09

[Xnewyork2]

What are those things on the catenary wire between the catenary poles? how are they held up if they look like they are just suspended on the wire itself.

[USMCnBNSFdude]

When I lived there, there were a lot of GP38s and P42s with New Haven livery's (as of 2005), and even a pair of F9s with old Metro North paint schemes based at Bridgeport that ran the Danbury train. But I never saw a livery like the one at 1:00. Have they been re painted?

Also, what train is that at 1:00? The Waterbury train?

[alx2925]

There are actually about a dozen of them sitting in the New haven Yard right now still in MN paint, and yes it is a waturbury train at 1 min

[USMCnBNSFdude]

Brings back memories. I lived in Stratford from when I was 3 to 9 years old. My Dad would take me to the Station every once in a while and we would watch for trains, or ride the Metro North to New Haven and back. Now living in south Texas, we have all the freight trains they don't have up north, but it gets pretty boring, and the only passenger service is the Amtrak Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle. I like Texas, and prefer it over CT, but I miss that place.

Thanks for posting. :)

[Spaceshotx7]

I'm just curious. on the MUs. Is it possible to walkthrough the entire train from the front to the rear, or can you only pass through between the A and B ends of the cars?

[MrZkr123]

Batboymeister: they are the BL20's not GP38's

[gerundino98]

Where's my train?

[trainlvr7]

3:19 is a small ass consist for MTA

[travelsonic]

I agree, saw a 4-car / 2 M2 pair train a couple of weeks ago passing through Mamaroneck - a GCT - Harrison local that turned around at PIKE and deadheaded back to GCT.

Judging by the clearly defined window sections on the second pair, something I've seen more with the M4s, I don't know how crazy it would be to guess that might be a M4 pair, no dummy. That does happen, caught that several times over the last couple of weeks.

[pknight212]

Nice vid! I take the #170 pretty frequently out of Bridgeport

[Coastergeekperson04]

Nice quality.

[cooldit1]

fricken New York Giants are taking over trains now! Just Kidding.

[Batboymeister]

I'm pretty surprised that no one has commented on that NY Giants logo on your train video so far.

[Batboymeister]

Hasn't anyone notice the New York Giants logo in front of the GP40 Metro-North train (on 6:52) going to Waterbury?

[alx2925]

Yes I Did notice that

[rangers1030]

its a BL-20

[theshugchannel]

@Batboymeister no one knows who put it there the engine got the nickname "big blue"

[LIRRFAN]

@Batboymeister that is a BL20GH not a GP40

[AliceInChains243]

Nice man, someone representing our less appreciated end of the corridor

[acelafan]

Why did the Acela changed pantgraph direction?

[TallNBlack]

Congratulations on 700 videos! I am looking forward to 800 lol

[DJGENEX71]

Congrats on 700! Hopefully I'll get there sometime! 5*****! Great footage!

[sieman700]

congrats on the 700th video dude

[jec20721]

Great video man! congrats on 700. it's so hard to find decent mnr videos. i like that you got their ugly new immitation gp40 diesels too.

[murjax]

Congrats on your 700th video. This was definitely a surprise. I didn't know you were going to Stratford too.

[Train538]

Hey it's nice to see some guys taken on Metro-North territory! Fantastic video; 5 stars!!!!!

[andow21]

congrats alex ^^

[Comwhiz2002]

Great video, congrats on 700!

[idiotman76]

Nice 700?!

[trainriders1031]

At 1:02 and 6:53 , you can see the New York Giants logo on the front of 110. I guess MNRR has some Giants fans.

[acelaboy123]

ha i can hear u yelling josh when that acelas coming!

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

You where in stratford? Where! I didnt see you!

[alx2925]

Were you the black dude yelling about the train time?? I didnt see you

[bobafett7777]

you where in the video

[amtrak905]

Nice! I like the hill up ahead, makes good shots

[sieman700]

congrats on the 700th video!!

[treesandcoffee]

Congratulations on 700 videos!

[hhp8]

what's that locomotive called on the metro north train? it looks like a geep, but i know it's not built by EMD, i think shire line east has a couple too

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

Its a BLG-20H

[FL92002]

BL20GH