Jan 15, EMD “GP9” Locomotives

The New York Central, known as the “Water Level Route,” was pieced together by Cornelius Vanderbilt and battled rival Pennsylvania for generations.

The SD9 was the six-axle version of its popular and successful GP9. It proved the bestselling first-generation road-switcher EMD cataloged.

The Kennebec was a joint Boston & Maine/Maine Central train operating the busy Boston to Bangor corridor, which was later upgraded to streamlined status.