Metro-North Railroad Unveils Fifth Heritage Series Wrapped Locomotive

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad has rebranded a fifth locomotive with special colors and designs as part of a Heritage Series to highlight 40 years of service. The rebranding of locomotive No. 214 pays tribute to the Metro-North workforce with pictures of past and present agency workers.

The full-size mosaic images, created from individual employee photographs, on each side of the locomotive are representative of Metro-North’s East of Hudson lines, with the clock tower at White Plains station representing the Harlem Line, a New York Cityscape representing the Grand Central, a view of the Hudson River from the Bear Mountain Bridge for the Hudson Line, and Bridgeport’s Black Rock Harbor Lighthouse for the New Haven Line. One side of the locomotive uses the old two-toned “M” logo of the MTA, and the other side uses the modern MTA logo.

“All the progress Metro-North has made since 1983 can be credited to the faces you see on this train,” said Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi. “When customers and rail enthusiasts see this employee tribute locomotive on the rails, I hope they use it as a reminder to thank Metro-North employees for the work they do every day to keep our system safe and our trains on the move.”

The last rebranded locomotive hit the rails in March, and paid tribute to Penn Central, one of Metro-North’s predecessor railroads. The third rebranded locomotive paid tribute to New York Central, the predecessor railroad that operated on the Hudson and Harlem lines. The second rebranded locomotive paid tribute to Conrail, Metro-North’s immediate predecessor. The first rebrand in the series was locomotive No. 208, which pays homage to Metro-North’s original design.

The wrapped locomotives will remain in service for the foreseeable future.