I unfortunately don't know much about the NYC, but I do have a question: I thought I had read somewhere that NYC recieved some of the (or THE) first GP40's produced. Can anyone confirm? Harold ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
I followed a link posted to George Elwood's archives; here's an interesting photo of GP40 # 3000. It may be the camera angle, but it does not appear to have a horn or radiator fans! Harold ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
New York Central received 40 GP40s in very late 1965. These units were the first production 645 engined EMD locomotives. They were numbered NYC 3000-3039. The remaining 38 units of this order were sold to the C&NW by Conrail in 1982. ------------------ Cotton Belt: Runs like a Blue Streak
You can view a summary of all EMD GP40 production at this URL: http://fuh_q.tripod.com/model/gp40.htm ********** It confirms that NYC did receive the first order of GP40's from EMD in Dec 1965. It shows there were 50 units in all, NYC3000- 3049. These were EMD serial numbers 30937-30986. For a detailed history of their renumbering to PC, CR and beyond, see this URL: http://fuh_q.tripod.com/1965/30900.htm **************** NYC went back to EMD in 1967 for two more orders -- NYC3050-3079 (EMD serial numbers 33214-33243), and NYC3080-3104 (EMD serial numbers 33491-33515). Unfortunately, the link on that website to their renumbering is not working. All 105 units made it into CR according to the Conrail Cyclopedia at this URL: http://crcyc.railfan.net/locos/emd/gp40/gp40rost.html ************** You can view a color photo of NYC3093 at this URL: http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_nyc3093.jpg N(YC) Joy Don Brown Tucson AZ USA
Don, Please send more photos. Harold, is it possible that this was a builder's photo and was actually taken before all the accessories like horns were added? The radiator fans seem like a required item, though. No dynamic brakes, either. ------------------ http://www.pioneer.net/~fitzrr/ Member No. 508
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by fitz: Harold, is it possible that this was a builder's photo and was actually taken before all the accessories like horns were added? The radiator fans seem like a required item, though. No dynamic brakes, either. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I don't know the origin of the photo, whether it is builder or not. However, I doubt that it is a builder's photo, as I have never seen a builder's photo without the necessary fans..... missing horns I can live with. Harold ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
