East Wind (train)
New Haven Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad | |
Route | |
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Termini | Washington, D.C. Portland, Maine |
Distance travelled | 700 miles (1,100 km) |
Average journey time | 14 hours |
Service frequency | Daily summer only |
Train number(s) | 120 (northbound), 121 (southbound) |
On-board services | |
Seating arrangements | air conditioned coaches |
Catering facilities | Dining car and parlor car |
The East Wind was a summer
History
Service started in June 1940 with two sets of pooled passenger cars painted yellow with a silver window band and pinstripes. Each train had an arch-roof
Service resumed in the summer of 1946 without the distinctive paint scheme of the earlier years. Instead of turning north at Groton on the Norwich Branch, the train now passed through Providence, Rhode Island, and used the Providence and Worcester Railroad to reach Worcester.[3] From 1953 to 1955, the train ran via Hartford, Willimantic, and Putnam.[4][5] Dining cars were sometimes leased from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, or Boston and Maine or New Haven heavyweight diners were used. The New Haven diners were sometimes painted silver. The train ran for the last time in the summer of 1955.[2]
References
- ISBN 0-87046-101-Xp.96
- ^ a b "Summer-Only Luxury Trains to Maine". James VanBokkelen.
- ^ New Haven Timetable, June 2, 1946, Table 44
- ^ "Echo Grange Will Hold 24th Fair September 12". Hartford Courant. July 10, 1953 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ THE SCENIC SHORELINE ROUTE SERVING NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. April 24, 1955. pp. 14, 24 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ISBN 1-58248-030-3.