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Western Maryland Railroad Lead Engine No. 55 of a Three Diesel Engine Consist, Date and Location Unknown
Western Maryland Railroad Lead Engine No 55 of a Three Diesel Engine Consist, Date and Location unknown, from The Ernest Roberts Railroad Photograph Collection.
A photograph of this quality was likely taken by a company photographer with a large format camera. The fact that the engineer is leaning out of the cab window further substantiates that this was a planned photograph to demonstrate the latest diesel engine technology. It was almost certainly taken in the 1950’s when EMD F Units were the predominant diesel engines working both freight and passenger routes for most railroads.
Though it’s hard to tell from the photograph, whether this three engine lash-up is an A-B-A set or an A-B-B set, it is certainly obvious that the lead A unit is brand new, leading to the likelihood that this is a newly purchased A-B-A set with a second rear-facing A unit at rear.
The original photograph in the Ernest Roberts collection is an 11×14 print. From the print a digital image was made with a very high resolution DSLR. Because no negative exists, it is not possible to provide silver halide prints of this image.
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