TOP: Conway Scenic No. 573 (ex-MEC) rests on the turntable at North Conway, N.H. Usually the primary power for Valley Trains, it is often swapped out for No. 1751. ABOVE LEFT: Wood-bodied parlor-observation car Gertrude Emma (Pullman, 1898) brings up the markers at North Conway, N.H., on the evening dinner train. ABOVE RIGHT: Conway Scenic’s Valley Train makes its way through a farmer’s field in Conway on September 27, 2015.
driving, we enjoyed a crackling fire and listened to the loons call from across the lake. The rest of the world seemed a mil- lion miles away. Morning came and we were trackside at North Conway. The Valley Train was preparing to depart for Conway, and we
discovered there was an old friend on the point. Conway Scenic EMD GP9 No. 1751 was purchased from New York’s Finger Lakes Railway in 2012. Still wearing its New York Central inspired lightning stripes, the unit has been relettered CON- WAY SCENIC. Quickly making friends with
two railfans from Massachusetts, we dis- cussed our strategy for the day. We set up in a farmer’s field to capture
the morning southbound before back- tracking north to follow the Notch Train. We caught up with the train at the Route 302 overpass just south of Glen.
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