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D&H 1216 & 1205

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From the back of the card:

"Delaware & Hudson 1205 & 1216

August 5th, 1974, the word was official and spread through the inaugural run of the "The Adirondack", the D&H will acquire the last two operating Baldwin Sharknose diesel locomotives. And so they did, and painted them in the now famous warbonnet blue paint scheme of the PA's. Life for 1205 and 1216 started out on the New York Central in the early 1950's as numbers 3805 and 3816. Because of the Penn Central merger they were renumbered into the 1200 series, their present numbers. Later, in December of 1967, a group of seven Sharks including our subjects were sold to the Monongahela, Ry. for service there. Scrapping reduced the roster until only the 1205 and 1216 remained, stored servicable. The D&H then came to the rescue and purchased them, the last two Baldwin model RF-16 1600 hp Sharknose diesel-electric locomotives. They are pictured here in the railroad's Kenwood Yard, Albany, N.Y. The new state office buildings, the "Empire State Plaza", can be seen towering above the skyline in the left background.

Photo by Jim Shaughnessy"

The post card was published by Audio-Visual Designs of Earlton, NY. No date is given for the postcard.

D&H RF-16 1216 (ex-MGA 1216, xx-PC 1216, nee-NYC 3816, to MIGN 1216, to ELS 1216)
D&H RF-16 1205 (ex-MGA 1205, xx-PC 1205, nee-NYC 3805. to MIGN 1205, to ELS 1205)

Taken in: United States / New York / Albany / Kenwood (show map)

Taken on: January 1, 1974

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