@Robert Davis posted:N&W never had or leased any freight F’s. Their first freight diesels were GP9’s. They did inherit some Alco RS3’s, and RS11’s from mergers. They did lease E units from RF&P, and ACL. They never purchased any. Their first passenger diesels were GP9 “Redbirds” painted Tuscan Red.
Actually, N&W did purchase their own Alco RS-3, RS-11, and RS-36 diesels prior to the big mergers of the early 1960's.
Stuart