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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
4/30/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Long Island Rail Road Company
Model:FM CPA20-5Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:21L338Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:LIRR Class FP-20SC.
Other locos with this serial:  LI 2008(CPA20-5)
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"We Salute The LIRR," Page 42, 1959
Title:  "We Salute The LIRR," Page 42, 1959
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "We Salute the Long Island Rail Road on Its 125th Anniversary." It was published originally in the August 1959 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 42. Bottom Photo: Shown here (L to R) are LIRR engines #2008, #2007, and #2006. All are CPA20-5's built by Fairbanks-Morse during June of 1950.
Photo Date:  8/1/1959  Upload Date: 1/16/2017 11:40:21 PM
Location:  Morris Park, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:  LI 2008(CPA20-5) LI 2007(CPA20-5) LI 2006(CPA20-5)
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LIRR 2008, FP-20SC, 1963
Title:  LIRR 2008, FP-20SC, 1963
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken near Jamaica, New York, on 20 November 1963. Photo Caption: "FM CPA20-5, Long Island #2008. Jamaica, N.Y. 11-20-63." Long Island Rail Road #2008 is a FP20-SC built by Fairbanks-Morse in August of 1950 and rated at 2,000 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 (902-39).
Photo Date:  11/20/1963  Upload Date: 9/12/2023 10:45:24 PM
Location:  Jamaica, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  LI 2008(CPA20-5)
Views:  220   Comments: 0


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