FEC E3A #1002 - Florida East Coast

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Robert Farkas	General	"Tomorrow" - 1939 style.	5/21/2014 9:06:12 PM

Wendy Crim	General	Thanks for posting all of these. What a treat!	5/22/2014 5:28:58 AM

Mike Woodruff	General	Great pic - thanks for scanning and posting it. Pretty sure the original H. M. Flagler and Champion trains were each seven car consists; baggage/dorm, four coaches, diner, and tavern lounge/obsv. Also, C&NW 240 and 244 were indeed ex-FEC, but they were FP7s, not these E3s.	5/22/2014 10:52:13 AM

Fred Stuckmann	General	Very nice.	5/23/2014 9:30:52 PM

FEC E3A #1002 - Florida East Coast
A couple of admiring visitors view the new pair of 2000 hp E3A's built in 1939. According to Railwayclassics.com, "The inauguration of the Henry M. Flagler and The Champion in December of 1939 is frequently recognized as the beginning of dieselization on the Florida East Coast. Power chosen for each of the six car trains was EMC's early, slant-nose 2000 horsepower E3 units, numbered 1001 and 1002." The photo of the two E3A's - 1001 labeled "Henry M. Flagler and 1002 labeled "The Champion" - was taken by an unknown photographer.
Date: 6/1/1942	Location: Miami, FL	Views: 2708	Collection Of: Gary Everhart
Locomotives: FEC 1002(E3A) FEC 1001(E3A)			Author: Gary Everhart

Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Passenger		This picture is part of album: Florida East Coast #E3A's

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