Louise Hood, surrounded by her children and grandchildren, holds up a plaque honoring her late husband Raymond Rudolph "Rudy" Hood for his 66 years of service in the railroad industry aboard a special train operating from North Conway to Frankenstein Trestle on Oct. 29. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A special train, operating from North Conway to Frankenstein Trestle, waits in the Conway Scenic Railroad station carrying the family of the late Raymond Rudolph "Rudy" Hood before a dedication in his honor for his 66 years of service in the railroad industry on Oct. 29. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Louise Hood, surrounded by her children and grandchildren, holds up a plaque honoring her late husband Raymond Rudolph "Rudy" Hood for his 66 years of service in the railroad industry aboard a special train operating from North Conway to Frankenstein Trestle on Oct. 29. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A special train, operating from North Conway to Frankenstein Trestle, waits in the Conway Scenic Railroad station carrying the family of the late Raymond Rudolph "Rudy" Hood before a dedication in his honor for his 66 years of service in the railroad industry on Oct. 29. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The late Rudy Hood is seen on a train at Conway Scenic Railroad. He worked in trains for 66 years. He died in January at age 91. (COURTESY PHOTO)
CONWAY — On Oct. 29, Conway Scenic Railroad in conjunction with the 470 Railroad Club operated a special train for the family of late Conway Scenic employee Raymond Rudolf "Rudy"Hood. This unusual one-car special train took Hood’s wife, Louise, children, and grandchildren from North Conway to the famed Frankenstein Trestle, where locomotive 4266 was dedicated to Hood and now carries his name on the cab.
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