Nose Logo. Passing through the Spuyten Duyvil Station in the Bronx, New York, during the early morning hours of Friday, June 13, 2025, MNCW 302 is returning to the MTA Metro-North Railroad Croton Harmon Yard after testing at Grand Central Terminal. During the previous afternoon, an MTA logo was added to the nose of this unit as well as MNCW 301, which passed by earlier in the evening while being towed to North White Plains Yard by the PMMO crew.

MTA Metro-North Railroad/Siemens SC42-DM, MNCW 302, was out testing on the road. This dual mode locomotive is one of 33 on order to start to replace the railroad's General Electric P32s. Though similar to the all diesel design of the SC-44 and ALC-42, these locomotives also had to go to the testing center in Pueblo, Colorado for full evaluation before delivery to Metro-North. The locomotives are much quieter than their predecessors, and also significantly more fuel efficient while providing more power. On this night the train operated both in diesel mode and at least one trip in electric (third rail) mode. While the (present) GE P32AC-DM fleet changes from electric to diesel mode around the Harlem-125 Street Station, MNR has stated that this locomotive is designed to operate on third rail to the Croton Harmon area, where electrification ends.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/y1bLsax6xB0

Full resolution pics and prints: https://www.riverrailphoto.com/mnrsc42dm/e32220417

Metro-North SC42-DM YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLulDlhUgESnK3RNXSg9GJPd9xLVyjT2Lv

More from the MTA: https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-unveils-new-modern-metro-north-locomotives

More SC42-DM pics:
https://www.riverrailphoto.com/mnrsc42dm