New Photo # RAILROAD UNIT NUMBER UNIT TYPE DESCRIPTION
NYC-001 New York Central EARLY BIRD LOGO This is the NYC "Early Bird" Fast Freight logo that shows a bird with a NYC hat on and holding a pocket watch and around the outside of the circle it saids "New York Central Early Bird Fast Freight Service". There is some rust on it as it was photographed on an old boxcar but the image is mostly intact.
NYC-002 New York Central
F3's & F7s This photo shows a line up of F3's & F7's in front of Collinwood, OH diesel shops on 2-25-1952. This is a 3/4 publicity shot looking down from overhead at the units. Units in line up are #1648 (F7), 1613 (F3), 1688 (F7), 1615 (F3) all in the lighting stripe scheme.
NYC-003 New York Central
Obs Cars Photo shows five observation cars lined up at LaSalle station in Chicago on 10-23-1949. This photo shows just the ends of the cars in the underground station. Included in the line up are: New York Central System; The Pacemaker; New England States; Comm. Vand.; 20th Century Ltd.
NYC-004 New York Central X-29 Wrecker Black. Action shot of wrecker with boom in the air at a wreck site. View is from overhead looking down at wrecker.
NYC-005 New York Central X-13 Steam Crane Black with "NYC" logos on the boom and side of cab. Photo shows the crane being backed down to a site with the boom extended outward. The end of the boom is painted yellow. 2-18-64
NYC-006 New York Central 20 Talgo Yellow nose and stripe. This is the NYC "X-plorer" Talgo train. Westbound at Cold Spring, NY on 5-27-1956. View is of front of unit up close with rest of train on a curve.
NYC-007 New York Central 278 T-3 Two tone gray lighting stripe scheme. This unit has been restored in the photo. This is a nightphoto that I did of the unit inside the D&H Colonie shops with flashbulbs.
NYC-008 New York Central 1114 FA Lighting stripe scheme. Photo shows the 1114 with a freight in a "ABBA" lash up passing some MofW equipment at Bergen, NY on 9-1960. Photo has a slight green cast to due to ageing?
NYC-009 New York Central 1617 F3 Short Lighting stripe scheme pulling a solid freight train of white refrigerator cars at Churchville, NY on 8-10-1947. This is a "A-A" lash up.
NYC-010 New York Central 1630 F3 Short Lighting stripe scheme. Photo shows 1630 & 1631 with a "Pacemaker" boxcar behind them. Photo taken 11-1949.
NYC-011 New York Central 3100 4-8-2 Black. Freshly painted. Photo shows 3100 with a solid train of "Pacemaker" boxcars at Breakneck Mountain, NY on 4-1946.
NYC-012 New York Central 3123 4-8-2 Black. Photo shows 3123 on a West Shore freight at Hoffmans, NY on 10-31-1950. Nose is shaded. Train is just underway from Selkirk yard. Steam engine is a "Mohawk" class L-4a built by Lima.
NYC-013 New York Central 3149 4-8-2 Black. "Mohawk". Photo was taken at Weehawken, NJ on Pier #7 in 4-1949 and shows the 3149 under steam in the yard with lots of black smoke going almost straight up. Part of a CNJ tender is visable in the background.
NYC-014 New York Central 3803 DR-4-4-15 Black with white stripe around nose. Coupled.
NYC-015 New York Central 4009 E7 Lighting stripe scheme. Photo shows the 4009A & "B" units brand new in fresh paint at Harmon, NY on 4-22-1947.
NYC-016 New York Central 4022 E7A Gray lightning stripe scheme. View is from overhead looking down at the 4022 with a passenger train leaving a major train station / terminal.
NYC-017 New York Central 4029 E7 Lighting stripe scheme. Photo shows the 4029 leading a passenger train eastbound on a curve at Garrison, NY on 9-1948. View is almost head on of 4029 with most of the train showing behind it on curve.
NYC-018 New York Central 4055 E8A Publicity line up of three E8's #4055 (Black) #4053 (Green) and #4046 (Dark Gray).
NYC-019 New York Central 4094 E8 Gray with white stripe. Overcast. Photo was taken at Framingham, MA and shows the 4094 at the station with the crossing tender building between the NYC and New Haven tracks where the crossing gates were manually lowered. Photo was taken 4/30/68.
NYC-020 New York Central 4510 Boxcar Green. Boxcar is lettered "P&E" with NYC emblem on one end. (Peoria & Eastern)
NYC-021 New York Central 4641 Boxcar Green. Boxcar is lettered "P&E" with NYC emblem on one end. (Peoria & Eastern)
NYC-022 New York Central 5000 ERIE built Short lighting stripe scheme. Fairbanks - Morse "Erie" built. Photo taken at West 72nd St., New York City, NY on 3-1948. This view is a 3/4 overhead view looking down at engine and boxcar.
NYC-023 New York Central 5000 ERIE built Short lighting stripe scheme. Fairbanks - Morse "Erie" built. Photo shows the 5000 with a freight at Buffalo, NY on 6-1-1948. This view is from ground level.
NYC-024 New York Central 5326 4-6-4 Photo of NYC Hudson #5326 (4-6-4) on the turntable at Harmon, NY on 11/11/1944. This photo was taken from overhead looking down at the engine under steam. The photo has a blueish tint to it as it appears to have been taken with Ektachrome film.
NYC-025 New York Central 5429 4-6-4 Silver & Black streamlined steamengine.
NYC-033 New York Central 5982 Refrig. Car Green w/ yellow lettering; Wooden Express Refrigerator Car; View is from slightly overhead looking down at the car which is several tracks away.
NYC-026 New York Central 8347 RS3 Lighting stripe scheme. View is from the short hood (rear). Unit appears to be freshly painted. Photo taken 9-18-1953.
NYC-027 New York Central 9616 SW8 Black with white sill. Front of unit is coupled. View is slightly 3/4 from the cab end.
NYC-028 New York Central 10633 Observation Car "Hickory Creek" Two-tone gray lighting stripe scheme. Observation car is a round end and is lettered "Hickory Creek". The very end of the car is shaded but you can just make out the drumhead "20th Century Limited".
NYC-029 New York Central 19211 Caboose Brown; Wooden caboose. three windows on side with cupola near the end. Small oval NYC System logo in middle near top.
NYC-030 New York Central 20132 Caboose Wooden caboose; Red on the top half and gray (Pacemaker scheme) on the lower half. Photo shows the conductor waving to the head end. There are also two "Pacemaker" boxcars visable in the photo and the caboose has marker lanterns on the end. Photo taken 1/1950 in mid-town Manhattan, New York City, NY.
NYC-031 New York Central 48395 Boxcar Aqua green.
NYC-032 New York Central 883316 2 Bay Hopper Gray. 2-Bay Covered Hopper. Coupled.