We're the 3500-series NYC passenger F units painted in black or gray?
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Originally Posted by CentralFan1976:
We're the 3500-series NYC passenger F units painted in black or gray?
Doesn't the New York Central Historical Society have all that information?
The 4 units that were the entire DCA-1a 3500 class as well as the 2 unit DCB-1a 3600 class F3Bs were delivered in July 1947 in Passenger 2 tone grey in the older version that did not extend the full length of the unit. The B units were originally all dark grey. Later these all got full Lightening stripes in the passenger 2 tone grey.
The Original 3 unit order was 3500-3600-3501 and 3502-3601-3503. Unlike the Lionel model they did not have dynamic brake grids and blowers on the roof but used that space for larger overhead boiler water tanks. They were considered dual use and finally converted to frieght only between Dec 1958 and Feb 1961 losing the water tanks and being re numbered in the process. 1874,1875,(3502 was sold to EMD and not renumbered), 1877 and the Bs became 2475 and 2476.
Silver Lake has it correct. GREY GREY GREY!!! (Or "gray", as you choose.....)
Two-tone gray 'lightning stripe', though I believe at least some were repainted black in the 'cigar band' style in the 60's. It could also be in the later 50's some passenger F's were re-geared for freight, and may have been repainted in the black 'lighting stripe' pattern(?)
