Nostalgia & History > Espee F3s this time

This time I've selected a few images of Espee's Model F3s.

Photo #1 - Here is class engine SP6100. It was later transferred to the T&NO, becoming T&NO #300, and finally T&NO #624 after rebuilding to a F9M in 1956. It was vacated in 1968.

Photo #2 - F3A SP6104 at an unknown location and date. (Seems like I should know the location.) It also was transferred to the T&NO, becoming their #308 followed in 1956 by rebuilding to F9M #611, It left the roster in May 1869.

Photo #3 - SP6107 on another A-B-B-A set... as it should be, Those were great times. It became T&NO 314, and like the others on this page, it became another F9M. Thos one became #613 in Feb. 1956. It was vacated in 1968.

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I wonder why there were only two portholes on cab units but three portholes on the B units? The spacing of the two remaining portholes exactly matches the end portholes on a B unit, so it isn't a matter of the cab on the end compressing features on the side of the unit.

It is my understanding the middle porthole was hinged so someone using the hostler control on the B unit could stick their head out and see where they were going. But I stand to be corrected.

Not sure of an answer to your question,but the "A" units had car body filters between the portholes.


Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

Thanks Tony.

F3s are my favorite "F"s. For instance, those ex-NYO&W units that went to the SN. Or the F3s on the California Zephyr.

Stan

Only two F3's remain in service as originally built. Both are in Scranton, Pa painted in Lackawanna colors.
Rich
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> F3s are my favorite "F"s. For instance, those
> ex-NYO&W units that went to the SN. Or the F3s on
> the California Zephyr.
>
> Stan

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> It is my understanding the middle porthole was
> hinged so someone using the hostler control on the
> B unit could stick their head out and see where
> they were going. But I stand to be corrected.

Not correct. Hostler controls were at one end not in the middle.

See this discussion a few days ago:
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,2939025

RWJ

LV95032 Wrote:
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> Only two F3's remain in service as originally
> built. Both are in Scranton, Pa painted in
> Lackawanna colors.
> Rich

And here they are last summer:

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WP282 Wrote:
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> LV95032 Wrote:
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> > Only two F3's remain in service as originally
> > built. Both are in Scranton, Pa painted in
> > Lackawanna colors.
> > Rich
>
> And here they are last summer:

Those Lacawanna colors look great. One of my first HO locomotives was Lacawanna F-unit in those colors. That was back around 1956.

The MM&A has an ex BAR F7's which is inoperable (Missing traction motors) in their shop building tucked away from what I heard. There are three F3's left out of the hundreds built which is a shame.

wchogger

Those Lakawanna units are beautiful! They look "stock" without modified pilots and ditch lights.

Stan



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/18/12 19:42 by sagehen.

That second photo looks like it might be Colton judging by the building (depot) at the far left and the light with the long pole. To me, the long pole is the give-away. However, I can't figure out if Colton had a freight building that close to the main line.

JDE

Thanks for the correction.

LV95032 Wrote:
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> wabash2800 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > It is my understanding the middle porthole was
> > hinged so someone using the hostler control on
> the
> > B unit could stick their head out and see where
> > they were going. But I stand to be corrected.
>
> Not correct. Hostler controls were at one end not
> in the middle.
>
> See this discussion a few days ago:
> http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,
> 2939025
>
> RWJ