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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, in Willimantic, Connecticut. Photograph by Ralph E. Wadleigh, Ralph E. Wadleigh Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries (2002-0002.ph30)
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Ralph E. Wadleigh, Ralph E. Wadleigh Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries (2002-0002.ph34)
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, at Putnam, Connecticut, meeting eastbound Waterbury-Putnam train. Photograph by Ralph E. Wadleigh, Ralph E. Wadleigh Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries (2002-0002.ph37)
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, at New London, Connecticut. Photograph by Ralph E. Wadleigh, Ralph E. Wadleigh Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries (2002-0002.ph38)
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, at Putnam, Connecticut. Photograph by Ralph E. Wadleigh, Ralph E. Wadleigh Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries (2002-0002.ph39)
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, at New London, Connecticut. Photograph by Seth P. Holcombe, Seth B. Holcombe Papers, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries.
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, at New London, Connecticut. Photograph by Seth P. Holcombe, Seth B. Holcombe Papers, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries.
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, "Engineer Kinney" (location unidentified). Photograph by Seth P. Holcombe, Seth B. Holcombe Papers, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries.
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, "Road foreman Robay looks at 1388" at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Seth P. Holcombe, Seth B. Holcombe Papers, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries.
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Seth P. Holcombe, Seth B. Holcombe Papers, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries.
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, at Willimantic, Connecticut "after getting water". Photograph by Seth P. Holcombe, Seth B. Holcombe Papers, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries.
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New Haven Railroad's last steam trip, April 27, 1952, at New London, Connecticut "looking rear from tender". Photograph by Seth P. Holcombe, Seth B. Holcombe Papers, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries.
In the early 1950s the New Haven Railroad phased out use of its steam fleet in favor of its electric and diesel locomotives. Shown here is a menu and photographs taken on an excursion trip from Boston’s South Station to New Haven, Connecticut, through the route of the old New York & New England Railroad with stops in Willimantic and New London, Connecticut. The photographs were taken by Seth P. Holcombe and Ralph E. Wadleigh, both of whose photographs we hold in the Railroad History Archives.
Menu for New Haven Railroad’s last steam trip, April 27, 1952. Donated by Frank Morrissey, University Railroad Collection, Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries.
I would assume then that this would have been the last steam train for the entire route – Boston to New Haven – which would include all the stations along the line. Attleboro, MA is my nearest station and I have been looking for the last regular service steam locomotive through there and thank you for posting this.