Metro North New Haven Line Filthy!

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Today, I visited Union Station in New Haven,CT to photograph M-7's in a unusual locale. During this trip, I shot several other trains, including many from the New Haven Railroad/Connecticutt Commuter Rail fleet (some of which will be posted on x635Photos.com soon).

My question is, does the New Haven division own a bucket, brush, and soap? Because their cars were absolutely filthy. I know these cars are old and tired, but I feel that a good top to bottom scrubbing would be healthy. I'm also aware that the shops crews have their hands full even keeping these cars on the rails, but what good is the Stamford wash facility if it's going to sit their broken (according to MNRR conductor at Union Station) . I feel that a clean railcar is part of good maintainence, and a good reflection on the railroads image.

I'm lucky to be a Harlem line passenger...for the most part, the trains are always clean. The few times I have traveled on the New Haven line, the cars are always filthy, inside and out. A large amount of citizens, and very wealthy CT citizens, use this transportation several hours a week. If they are going to have to suffer in old, tired cars, why not at least try to make them spiffier until 2009?

Here are some photos:

(Amtrak Genesis was towing Metro North M-7 cars)

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A little secret about the New Haven washer, they have to back into it instead of driving through it the last I heard. There was a problem with it and I think it is being fixed.