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Summer of 87

The days before wires, Amtrak hads east through Groton Ct.

Notice the use of Ghetto Grates over the windshields. Amtrak F40ph engines sported these screens to protect the engineers from thrown objects in the urban areas.

Photographed by Mark Beebe, 1987.
Added to the photo archive by Mark Beebe, November 4, 2007.
Railroad: Amtrak.

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