PC: Re: Dynamic Brakes on the NYC

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----- Original Message -----
From: Gerhard A. Stuebben <stuebben -AT- flash.net>
To: <penn-central -AT- smellycat.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 4:01 AM
Subject: PC: Dynamic Brakes on the NYC


> You are referring to NYC 6155 (renumbered 2399 in 1966), serial number
> 28906.
> This unit was built in 11/63, making it older than the rest of the NYC
> fleet.  But it was not acquired by the NYC until 11/65.
>
> Most NYC units did NOT have dynamic brakes.  They didn't need them,
running
> on the "Water Level Route."  The only first generation diesels to have
them
> were the 23 DRSP-4H (passenger GP-7) units.  A photo of one of these
(#5690)
> appears on page 85 of the NYCSHS "Diesel Locomotives of the New York
> Central."
>
> The only 3 classes that did have dynamic brakes were the DRS-16 (GP-40),
> DRS-17 (U-28B), and AF-30 (C-430).  These were all delivered shortly
before
> merger.

FT, F2, F3, F7, FA/FB-1/2, RS-11 (8009-8013 to DH),  U25B, U30B all had
dynamic brakes with exception of 3500 series passenger F3's that did not
have the feature Jeome
>
> Gary Stuebben
> Dayton, OH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Vargo <anthrax7 -AT- excite.com>
> To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com <penn-central@smellycat.com>
> Date: Monday, January 10, 2000 9:32 PM
> Subject: Re: PC: F-7's
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:02:32 PST, penn-central -AT- smellycat.com wrote:
> >
> >> NYC surprisingly had a lot of units with dynamic brakes.  The only >
ones
> >that definately did not have them that I recall were... GP35  > units.
> >
> >The last GP35 in the series (I can't remember the number, but Yanosey
will
> >back me up on this one) was fitted with dynos. It was on display at the
> 1964
> >World's Fair, and EMD wanted to show an example of it's top-of-the-line
> >engine with this option. Why? Dunno, but EMD wanted it that way.
> >
> >Steve
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