“New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad” Heritage Locomotive Enters Passenger Service

In recognition of the passenger railroads that laid the foundation for today's Commuter Rail network, the MBTA is pleased to present the second of three recently overhauled locomotives that pay tribute to the Boston and Maine Railroad, the New Haven Railroad, and the New York Central Railroad. This locomotive is serving Commuter Rail lines that operate in and out of South Station.

They represent the last of 37 MBTA locomotives, originally put in service between 1987 and 1991, to be overhauled and returned to Commuter Rail service. The overhaul work consisted of rebuilding and refurbishing the F40 locomotives with additional upgrades, including remote monitoring and diagnostics, forward-facing and cab cameras, and modern brake and control systems.

The MBTA is proud to return a fully overhauled locomotive to Commuter Rail service, featuring the historic orange, white, and black colors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (the "New Haven").

This tribute is part of a series honoring the legacy railroads that shaped the MBTA's current operations. The New Haven Railroad formed the bulk of the Southside lines. In 1973, the MBTA purchased (ex-New Haven) commuter rail infrastructure and rolling stock, including the Providence/Stoughton Line, Fairmont Line, Franklin Line, Needham Line and the Old Colony Lines (Kingston, Greenbush, Fall River and New Bedford).

The Boston and Maine Railroad once made up the entire Northside of today's network, and the New York Central (Boston and Albany) Railroad historically operated what is now the Worcester Line.

The "Boston and Maine" heritage locomotive entered service on September 2025 and the "NY Central" locomotive will be in service in the coming weeks.