The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad has rebranded Metro-North Railroad’s locomotive No. 211 as a Heritage Series to highlight the railroad’s 40 years of service to the public. The wrap pays tribute to New York Central, the predecessor railroad that operated on the Hudson and Harlem lines. The train made its debut run on the Hudson Line Nov. 14, departing Croton-Harmon station at 7:31 a.m. and arriving at Grand Central Terminal at 8:26 a.m.
Locomotive No. 211 is the third MTA Metro-North Railroad locomotive to be rebranded as a Heritage Series.
“Every new wrapped locomotive seems to look better than the next, which just speaks to the talent of the Metro-North workforce,” said MTA Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi. “Rail enthusiasts around the region are excited about the launch of this latest Heritage locomotive and the first run will be on one of New York Central’s original routes, making for an even more scenic morning ride down the Hudson.”
The second rebranded locomotive paid tribute to Conrail, the railroad which is Metro-North's immediate predecessor. The train made its debut on the Hudson Line Aug. 14, departing the Croton-Harmon station at 7:31 a.m. and arriving at Grand Central Terminal at 8:26 a.m. The design of the wrap mimics the paint scheme applied to older FL9 locomotives that Conrail operated for the MTA over the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines from 1976 to 1982. Metro-North’s locomotive No. 201 is one of 31 P32ACDM models the railroad uses to provide service on the northern Hudson and Harlem Lines and the New Haven Line’s Danbury and Waterbury Branches.
The first rebrand in the series was locomotive No. 208, which made its debut in May with a vinyl wrap of silver, blue and red to pay homage to Metro-North’s original design. The design was created upon the railroad’s founding in 1983 for the railroad’s historic FL9 locomotives and worn by them until the last was retired in April 2007.
