Great piece of history - never seen a color photo of it in service. Looking forward to the Winterail show!
Jim
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Very interesting engine and history lesson John. It is indeed amazing to see something old that started a trend that continues to this day
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All things CNJ are rare. This picture is no exception. All of this power had steam killing in mind but in the long it was post steam power that enhnced the railfan experience. The steam era died so that we could continue photographing trains no matter what was pulling them. John keep up the great uploads.
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Actually, the first commercially produced Diesel-electric (called an Oil-electric) locomotive was built for the Jay Street Connecting Railroad in 1918. Designated as Model GM-50, it was essentially a Diesel powered motorcar, somewhat similar to an interurban and was built in conjunction with Alco and Ingersoll-Rand.
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I forgot to initially say in my earlier comment that the electrical equipment for the GM-50 unit built in 1918 was furnished by General Electric.
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