New York Central - Baldwin RF-16 - NYC Harmon station, Harmon, New York, August 24, 1952 - NYC sharks wait at Harmon in 3rd-rail territory. This shot and others came during a family cruise up the Hudson valley on a Sunday in the '50 Olds Rocket 88. John, a teenager at the time, recalls convincing his parents to pull into Harmon where he was able to squeeze off a few frames.
LINK: (Photo Copyright John Dziobko - GodfatherRails)
Super Service Station for New York Central locomotives - Saturday Evening Post 1945 advertisement.
New York Central - EMD E8(A) - Penn Central (ex-PRR) 16th Street Diesel Shop, Chicago, Illinois, June, 1971 - In 1949, EMD introduced the E8 passenger locomotive. Numerous internal improvements, plus an additional 250 H.P. over the E7, made the twin V-12 powered diesel a certain winner. NYC and PRR signed up for large orders of E8's. A bit tattered, but nonetheless still in "Central" colors, 4037 was in early Amtrak service at Chicago in June 1971. LINK: (Photo Copyright Kevin Piper at Railpictures.Net)
