MTA Metro-North Railroad announced a ninth locomotive has been rebranded with special colors and designs as part of its Heritage Series, which highlights the railroad’s 43 years of public service. The wrap applied to locomotive No. 250 is inspired by the colorful locomotives of the United States bicentennial and celebrates America’s 250th anniversary.
The design blends past and present, featuring an American flag formed from the text of the Declaration of Independence and historic symbols drawn from early American coinage, including the “We Are One” emblem from Benjamin Franklin’s Fugio cent—the first officially authorized U.S. federal coin—and a heraldic eagle design inspired by the Bowed Liberty dollar coin.
The design also features the logo of America250, the bipartisan, congressionally established organization tasked with leading the nation’s celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
A limited-edition commemorative pin featuring Locomotive No. 250 will be available for purchase in the Grand Central Gift Shop, located in the Graybar Passageway in Grand Central Terminal.
All Heritage Series locomotives are in service on Metro-North’s Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines and can be seen on any train that normally operates with the railroad’s dual-mode diesel/electric locomotives.
-via Press Release


