Did the NYC System ever use the E6 series diesels? ...and were the NYC passenger diesel trucks ever painted silver as were the ATSF diesels?
I just thought they would have looked real sharp with silver trucks. I don't recall seeing such when I rode on the NYC in the 1950's.
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Did the NYC System ever use the E6 series diesels?
No.
...and were the NYC passenger diesel trucks ever painted silver as were the ATSF diesels?
Yes, the NYC E7 units had silver, i.e. "bright aluminum", running gear.
I just thought they would have looked real sharp with silver trucks. I don't recall seeing such when I rode on the NYC in the 1950's.
Not so fast.................................
Not so fast.................................
That's an EMD E7!
That leaves your second "no" as incorrect.
Oh well...the EMD E7 looks good with the silver trucks. Thanks for the info!
That leaves your second "no" as incorrect.
OK, thanks. I will go back and edit that. Personally, I never cared for that look on ANY NYC diesel unit.
NYC at one time operated E8 diesels with silver trucks, as evidenced by a photo of #4048 photographed new at EMD in January, 1952. As info, other NYC diesels ran with silver trucks, such as FM "Erie Builts". Both of these photos appear in New York Central System Diesel Locomotives by Edson, Vail, and Smith.
I do not know if any EMD E7's or Alco PA's ever had silver trucks, but I believe that trucks on all passenger diesels were painted silver as they were shopped, in the 1952-55 period. Supposedly, this practice ended on the NYC as it made it easier for Federal Inspectors to "black flag" units with journal or gear case leaks, although this is hearsay.
Pete,
I did not open your picture before I posted above...
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