New York Central E-8 4083
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 4:22 pmI have been looking for an in-game version of this New York Central E-8 Unit 4083 which was restored some years back.
As I've been unable to locate a repaint of this unit, I was hoping it might inspire someone (hint hint...)...
KevinB
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Here's the interesting history of this locomotives:
"... This E8 was one of only three NYC locomotives to wear this experimental scheme from 1961 to 1964, and it is the only one of the three that is still extant. The restoration was performed by a dedicated group of volunteers and contractors.
NYC 4083 is a one-of-a-kind locomotive that New York Central painted in the experimental “Century Green” paint scheme. It was one one of three units, in an A-B-A set which received the same treatment. In search of a new simplified paint scheme in 1960-61 to replace the “lightning stripe” scheme, the NYC commissioned three new test schemes which were black, gray, and “Century Green.” The decision was made to go with dark gray.
“Century Green” eventually became the standard color for the NYC’s freight equipment. According to NYC Chief Mechanical Officer John Reehling, “The dark grey gave the best appearance. There was not enough stenciling as on a boxcar to break up the wide expanse of just plain green.”
Later in life, it was the last E8 locomotive painted in the Penn Central black livery to run in New Jersey service and was the third and last E8 to be completely rebuilt at Conrail’s Elizabethport, NJ shop, completed in August 1981.
This engine also operated as NJDOT and NJ Transit 4326 for a significant portion of its operational career. It was donated to the museum collection in 1995 and is restored to the one-of-a-kind “Century Green” paint scheme in 2014..."
United Railroad Historical Society
https://www.urhs.org/locomotives
As I've been unable to locate a repaint of this unit, I was hoping it might inspire someone (hint hint...)...
KevinB
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Here's the interesting history of this locomotives:
"... This E8 was one of only three NYC locomotives to wear this experimental scheme from 1961 to 1964, and it is the only one of the three that is still extant. The restoration was performed by a dedicated group of volunteers and contractors.
NYC 4083 is a one-of-a-kind locomotive that New York Central painted in the experimental “Century Green” paint scheme. It was one one of three units, in an A-B-A set which received the same treatment. In search of a new simplified paint scheme in 1960-61 to replace the “lightning stripe” scheme, the NYC commissioned three new test schemes which were black, gray, and “Century Green.” The decision was made to go with dark gray.
“Century Green” eventually became the standard color for the NYC’s freight equipment. According to NYC Chief Mechanical Officer John Reehling, “The dark grey gave the best appearance. There was not enough stenciling as on a boxcar to break up the wide expanse of just plain green.”
Later in life, it was the last E8 locomotive painted in the Penn Central black livery to run in New Jersey service and was the third and last E8 to be completely rebuilt at Conrail’s Elizabethport, NJ shop, completed in August 1981.
This engine also operated as NJDOT and NJ Transit 4326 for a significant portion of its operational career. It was donated to the museum collection in 1995 and is restored to the one-of-a-kind “Century Green” paint scheme in 2014..."
United Railroad Historical Society
https://www.urhs.org/locomotives
