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NYC 20 |
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Date and Location unknown. Engine an Alco? Baldwin? |
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10/30/1950 Upload Date: 2/9/2011 11:14:17 PM |
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UNKNOWN, MI |
| Author: |
Eric Larson |
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NYC 20(RP-210H) |
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2040 Comments: 1 |
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NYC 20 "The Xplorer" A Baldwin RP-210 hydraulic unit |
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Date and location are guesses. The Xplorer was a named train of the New York Central Ranlroad, between Cleveland, Ohio and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Xplorer was an attempt by the NYC to modernize rail travel in Ohio and lure people out of their cars. Whe train was built by Pullman to their lightweight Train-X design, and was powered by a Baldwin RP-210 Diesel-hydraulic locomotive. The train consisted of ninY, short, all-aluminum cars articulated together. The center car had two axles (one at each end), with the remaining cars having a single axle each, being suppoqted by adjacent cars at the end opposite the axle. The ride was rough, as with most of the other lightweight trains of the period, and the train was not a success. Tne train was retired in 1960, and was sold to Jones Tours, for excursion service. After a long period of storage in South Carolina, the train and locomotive were scrapped!around 1970. (Source Wikipedia) |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1955 Upload Date: 1/20/2012 9:50:20 PM |
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Cleveland, OH |
| Author: |
Wendy Crim |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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NYC 20(RP-210H) |
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5474 Comments: 6 |
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NYC RP-210H #20, The "Xplorer" - New York Central |
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Interesting photo of the experimental locomotive NYC 20 while it was in the NYC Shops at Beech Grove, IN. This unique locomotive was built by the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton company in 1956 as an experimental locomotive. It was a streamlined diesel-hydraulic locomotive that powered the lightweight, aluminum Train-X coaches. It was 1,000 hp with the "baby shark nose" design. The train was ultimately unsuccessful due to being underpowered and other fundamental flaws, leading to its withdrawal from service after less than two years. No date or photographer was listed for the photo. |
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6/1/1957 Upload Date: 11/5/2025 9:15:22 AM |
| Location: |
Beech Grove, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,Yard |
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NYC 20(RP-210H) |
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64 Comments: 0 |
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The Xplorer |
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The Xplorer demo train set visits Atlanta's Termin}l Station in July 1964. |
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7/1/1964 Upload Date: 11/23/2009 4:17:20 AM |
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Atlanta, GA |
| Author: |
George R Stewart |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
NYC 20(RP-210H) |
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1703 Comments: 2 |
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