Shakespeare asked, "What's in a name," but I ask, "What's in a nose - especially on a locomotive?" The 245, 952 and 943 are juxtaposed to present a visual reply to that question. They were lined up briefly on the west end of Amtrak's maintenance facility in Southampton Street Yard, Boston, in September 2000.

Photographed by Leo King, September 28, 2000.
Added to the photo archive by Leo King, April 27, 2004.
Railroad: Amtrak/Northeast Corridor.

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