A shortened version of the Royal Blue stands in Baltimore. Of course, this is not Camden Station, but rather the nearby Mount Clare shops complex, which has become the B&O Railroad Museum. The 1937 slant-nosed EMC model EA was the first E-unit to be placed in service. A contemporary of the PRR GG1 electric, the first EA/EB set was immediately assigned to the Royal Blue , the flagship service on B&O’s Washington – New York route, competing with the GG1’s on the parallel Northeast Corridor.
The Achilles heel of B&O’s New York service was its failure to cross the Hudson River, meaning that a connecting ferry was required to reach Manhattan from the terminus in Communipaw (Jersey City), New Jersey. The PRR offered a much more convenient stop at mid-town Penn Station. Ultimately, the Royal Blue, and later lesser trains on the route, succumbed. Fortunately, the Winton-engined streamliner was set aside by the B&O for preservation. The subsequent years and outdoor display took its toll, and the streamliner is now being restored, as seen in Mitch Goldman’s 2016 photo.
Photos of North America's favorite First Generation locomotives. EMD, ALCO, Baldwin; essentially anything that represents the OG wide cab diesel locomotive
