It's 1961 and the Green Bay Route's FA-1s are soon facing the end of their career.
The Green Bay & Western's FA-1 units ushered in the era of diesel power on fast freights on the railroad in the late 1940s. By the early 1960s increased tonnage had made their 1500 HP engines unsuitable for the task, even with multiple unit lash-ups. The five cab units were traded in on newer and higher horsepower Alco RS-27 and Century 424 models between 1960 and 1965.
This classic train photo comes from a 1986 calendar. It's the fall of 1961, and a pair of the FA-1s haul a train east of east of Casco Junction, near the town of Scarboro.
