Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken near Jamaica, New York, on 10 October 1963. Photo Caption: "FM H16-44, Long Island #1508. Jamaica, N.Y. 10-10-63." Long Island Rail Road #1508 is an FGP-16MSC built by Fairbanks-Morse in October of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Fairbanks-Morse and Lima Diesels ~ Eastern and Canadian Roads" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (902-13). |