FirstGeneration Diesels A Search for the Survivors (1985)

J David Ingles of TRAINS Magazine leads the search for early diesels from five builders Along the way well pause for some rare film of these diesels in their prime The major diesel builder was and is EMD Youll see E units F units the BL2 and Geeps Alco is defunct but youll find some of the locomotives they built still operating RS1s RS3s RSD15s and FA power cars Dave shows you early Centercabs rare film of Baldwins first road switcher operating RS12s and the last of the Sharknoses Considering the small number of Limas that were built its amazing that any still operate Youll see two Lima switchers that do An FM H1044 diesel that could have been the last in regular service in the US cleans out the remaining cars from a bankrupt railroad Firstgeneration diesels are around if you can stay ahead of the ivory hunters