MNR 750 hauls crapped out M-2s to Stamford

Heading east on Track 1 thru New Rochelle (NY) Station on Metro-North's New Haven Line is MNR GP9 #750 hauling fast a crapped out pair of M-2s destined for Stamford Yard and Shop. I happened to stop here after getting off my conductor job at Stamford, to catch a rather interesting move involving Amtrak, two of its MP15DCs hauling some Metro-North out of service former Budd Self Propelled Vehicles (SPVs) from New Haven Yard (Bone Yard on the south side of NH Yard). I have video of this move, and more info will be available in that video. I was waiting for the Amtrak move when I happened to get a bonus with this MNR equipment move. Railfan and railroader for life!!!! :-)

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[gp40mc]

Cool catch! Some people say that once you work for the railroad you aren't a railfan anymore. I guess they're wrong. Also I was just out in Rochelle, IL and met a CSX engineer railfanning on his vacation.

[MNRRConductor2006]

Never!! Once a railfan, ALWAYS a railfan!! Being a railroader on top of it makes it that much more fun!! The more you learn!!

[TrainManTy]

How was the GP9 pulling them? I'm pretty sure most MU sets have a weird type of coupler not compatible with Janey Knuckle Couplers like those used on almost all US trains. I have a photo of a Metro-North MU in Grand Central Terminal, and it has those odd couplers too.

[MNRRConductor2006]

All of MNR's electric fleet (M-1A/2/3-A/4/6/7-A) come equipped with a "compromise coupler", which is a special coupler knuckle that is affixed to the MU plows, and when needed for use, the coupler is secured to the MU coupler, with the opposite end being compatible with standard railroad couplers for tows using diesel locomotives. These compromise couplers can be seen on the front of any MNR or LIRR MU car located adjacent to the plow.

[FL92002]

Whooowhee! She still sounds good! Just as noisy as I always knew her to be, and running at a good clip too. Kinda fast for coming into the yard, eh?

[MNRRConductor2006]

No, it was doing the typical speed of about 40 MPH for equipment moves using the 543 or the 750. This stretch had recently been upgraded for higher speeds for the area by CP 216.

[gp40mc]

I'm a railfan now and hope to work for the railroad someday. A conductor or maybe an engineer if possible. I am colorblind with some colors but can tell between red, yellow and green.

[deandremouse]

Is it me or have 543 & 750 been pulling more crapped out M2s than usual?

I made a HO scale model of 543 I'll upload avideo if anyones intrested

[TrainManTy]

Cool, thanks!

[MNRRConductor2006]

Yeah she can haul ass. I haven't see your fav, the 543, in action on the main, I always see either 750 or the 101-106