New England Central’s safety cab GP40-2Ls; four photos from May 1, 2015

The names and the paint have changed, but the machinery?

Back in Central Vermont days in the 1980s and early 1990s, it was common enough to see in Palmer, Massachusetts run-through Canadian National GP40-2L locomotives (some people prefer the alternate designations ‘GP40-2W,’ ‘GP40-2LW’ take your pick, I don’t mind).

Fast forward a few decades: Canadian National is no longer ‘national.’ New…