MBTA debuts,F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors

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MBTA debuts,F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors
Posted by Olog-hai on Sat Feb 7 01:43:47 2026 Trains Magazine MBTA introduces New Haven heritage unit The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has released its heritage locomotive honoring the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. It is the second in a planned series of three locomotives honoring predecessor operators of commuter rail service in the MBTA service area. The orange, black, and white locomotive — displaying the New Haven “McGinnis” scheme introduced in 1955 — made its first revenue runs on Thursday, Feb. 5. The locomotive is a recently overhauled F40PH-3C, part of the group of 37 that first entered service between 1987 and 1991. The overhauled units have been upgraded to include remote monitoring and diagnostics, forward-facing and in-cab cameras, and modern brake and control systems. New Haven routes form the bulk of the MBTA’s Southside lines. The MBTA purchased former New Haven infrastructure and rolling stock in 1973, including the Providence/Stoughton Line, Fairmont Line, Franklin Line, Needham Line, and the Old Colony Lines (Kingston, Greenbush, Fall River, and New Bedford). A locomotive honoring the Boston & Maine entered service in September [see “News photos: MBTA introduces …,” Trains.com, Sept. 9, 2025]. Still to come is a New York Central locomotive, which the MBTA says will be in service “in the coming weeks.”
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Re: MBTA debuts,F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors
Posted by randyo* on Sat Feb 7 02:51:51 2026, in response to MBTA debuts,F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Feb 7 01:43:47 2026.* I would call it RED white and black, not orange.
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Re: MBTA debuts F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors
Posted by Olog-hai* on Sat Feb 7 16:42:38 2026, in response to Re: MBTA debuts,F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors, posted by randyo on Sat Feb 7 02:51:51 2026.* It's too yellow to be a shade of red; it looks orange to me. But some people do have a degree of color blindness . . .
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Re: MBTA debuts F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors
Posted by Asgard* on Sat Feb 7 17:28:45 2026, in response to Re: MBTA debuts F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Feb 7 16:42:38 2026.* As I recall, the color used by the New Haven was called "China red". The locomotive in the picture looks a little more red than I remember the FL9s and EP5s being; but from the MBTA locomotive to the color picture to the net to my screen to my memory is a long way :-) The stripes on the cars always seemed a little more red to me than the color on the locomotives; but they were set against either black or stainless steel, which no doubt affected how they looked. Will thus be the new "what color is the dress?"
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Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Sat Feb 7 18:41:54 2026, in response to Re: MBTA debuts F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Feb 7 16:42:38 2026.* I toned down the red, is this more accurate ? Could be the digital camera exaggerates the red hue ? Another thing, was this photo taken with a real camera or a Smart Phone ?
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Re: MBTA debuts F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors
Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Sat Feb 7 18:45:42 2026, in response to Re: MBTA debuts F40PH-3C in New Haven McGinnis “Heritage” colors, posted by Asgard on Sat Feb 7 17:28:45 2026.* As I recall, the color used by the New Haven was called "China red". Is that the same as McGinnis Red ? Bill M
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