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BEDT #23 - Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal - American Locomotive 75526 - built: October 1947

BROOKLYN EASTERN DISTRICT TERMINAL - # 23

locomotive builder: American Locomotive Co - Schenectady Shops, NY
construction number 75526
build date: October 1947
electrical components: General Electric
wheel arrangement: B-B
weight: 99 tons
length: 44' 6"
height: 14' 6"
width: 10' 2"
tractive effort (at 30% adhesion): 59,675 lbs
wheel diameter: 40"
prime mover: McIntosh & Seymour 6-539 - 4 stroke
# of cylinders: 6
firing order: 1-3-5-6-4-2
idle rpm / max rpm 240 / 740
horsepower: 660
airbrakes: 14ET *
generator: GT-552
traction motors: GE 731
gear ratio: 75:16
max. speed: 60 m.p.h.
trucks: ALCO "Blunt"
lubricant capacity: 80 gallons
coolant capacity: 220 gallons
fuel capacity: 635 gallons
fuel type: diesel fuel
number produced: 540
owner history: new - 1961:             New Orleans & Lower Coast #9014
1961 - 1962:           Missouri Pacific #6605
1962:                       Duffy (RR Equipment dealer)
1962:                       Silcott (RR Equipment dealer)
11/1962 - 7/29/83:  BEDT / BEDT (NYD)
notes: November 1976:     Stored operational
4/1979:                   Reactivated
8/1983:                   Stored operational on carfloat
                               Acquired by NYCH, stored unused
01/1986:                 scrapped

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July 1981
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

added 02 August 2009

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unknown date (ca. 1963?)
Early paint scheme: dark blue with white stripe,
 note front steps still in primer, front jack pad unpainted.
G. Landau photo

N. & M. Wright archives
authors collection

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October 19, 1963
G. Votava photo
D. Keller
archives
authors collection

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October 19, 1963
G. Votava photo
D. Keller
archives
authors collection

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unknown date - ca. 1965
Note steam loco behind, enginehouse has beige concrete block extension to accomodate diesel locomotives.
Loco appears freshly painted with white frame stripe
unknown photographer
authors collection

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unknown date (post 1965 - concrete block enginehouse extention)
unknown photographer
authors collection

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March 2, 1966 - 6A Yard
North 7th Street to left of locomotive, North 7th Street Gantry over locomotive.
F. DiFalco photo
G. Melvin collection
A. Galanty archives
authors collection

added 05 Nov 08

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June 10, 1967
G. Votava photo
D. Keller
archives
authors collection

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January 3, 1974
unknown photographer
authors collection

added 02 August 2009

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September 4, 1974
- #23 on runaround, 6P5 and 6P4 tracks to left
Looking north - previously & incorrectly dated as 1979.
F. Zahn photo
authors collection

added 13 Nov 2008

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September 4, 1974 - presumbly taken from North 6th Street Pier.
Looking east at runaround track.
F. Zahn photo
F. Zahn archives
authors collection

added 12 Nov 2008

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April 20, 1973
#26 (note yellow stack base) in front of #23. Tank cars behind #23 are on 8A8, 8A9 and 8A10 tracks.
Six car capacity, with two cars on each track. Tanks cars contained corn syrup 
and were kept heated by a boiler in enginehouse.
G. Landau photo

N. & M. Wright archives
authors collection

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April 20, 1973
Tanks cars contained corn syrup and were kept heated by a boiler in enginehouse.
W. J. Maddedn photo
authors collection
added 15 May 2012

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January 12, 1976
W. M. Matuch photo
A. Miller collection

authors collection

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January 12, 1976 (?)
unknown photographer (W. M. Matuch?)
(unmarked plastic slide mount - but is close match to photo above)
authors collection

added 02 August 2009

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January 19, 1976
J. Held photo

added 13 July 2009

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February 24, 1976 - North 7th Street
Locomotive is on 6A8.
unknown photographer (C. Houser?)
authors collection

added 01 Nov 2008

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February 24, 1976 - North 7th Street
Locomotive is on 6A8
C. Houser photo
authors collection

added 02 June 2009

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unknown date
J. Hurley photo
J. Hurley archives
added 24 Oct 2009

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unknown date
J. Hurley photo
J. Hurley archives
added 24 Oct 2009

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May 1976
Just prior to repaint: windows are removed, sheet metal patch riveted on back of cab,
foot board is removed.
unknown photographer
P. F. Strubeck collection

added 28 Nov 2008

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May 1976
Freshly repainted medium blue with red stripe.
T. Darnell photo

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November 1976 - 8P2
D. Hutchinson photo
via T. Darnell

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December 1976 - #24 & 23 on 8P2 as seen from North 8th Street 
With corn syrup tank car on right of photo on 8A8 track. Overhead gantry rail in blurry foreground 
T. Darnell photo

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December 31, 1976 -  8P2
unknown photographer
authors collection

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December 31, 1976 - 8P2
Taken same day as above and very similar,
but the two slides were acquired from two seperate sources.
unknown photographer
authors collection

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December 31, 1976 - 8P2
Taken same day as above two images and very similar.
Note the end of North 9th Street float bridge marked "9 BR"
unknown photographer
authors collection

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February 2, 1977 - 8P2
M. J. Herson Jr. photo
A. Miller collection

authors collection

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February 18, 1977 - 8P2 with North 9th Street Float Bridge behind.
F. Szachacz photo

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February 1977 - 8P2
T. Darnell photox

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April 7, 1977 - 8P2
J. C. Benson photo
authors collection

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May 11, 1977 - 8P2
Note spare diamond crossing on ground.
W. J. Madden photo
authors collection

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August 29, 1
977 - 23 is on 8P2, 25 is on 8P1
"Semaphore Tom" photo
authors collection

added 02 June 2009

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October 10, 1977 - 24 & 23 on 8P2, with North 9th Street float bridge on right
Note Schaefer Brewery centerpipe carfloat on left of photo!
J. Eagan photo
authors collection

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October 10, 1977 - 24 & 23 on 8P2, with North 9th Street float bridge on right
Sighlt different angle than image above. Note Schaefer Brewery centerpipe carfloat on left of photo.
F. J. Wiener photo?
A. Romano collection
authors collection

added 03 February 2010

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July 1978 - 8P2
unknown photographer
authors collection

added 02 June 2009

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April 6, 1979 - 6A Yard
W. J. Madden photo
authors collection

added 31 August 2009

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November 18, 1979 - 6A Yard
(previously & incorrectly dated at 1974 - note FRA coupler cut bar extensions)
F. Zahn photo
F. Zahn archives
authors collection

added 12 November 2008

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July 1981 - Bulk Flour Terminal on left, hopper behind #23 is on 8A5, 
#23 is on 8A4, and gondola (under overhead gantry) is on 8A3.
(The overhead gantry spanned 8A3 and 8A2 with a driveway between the two tracks) 
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

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July 1981 - 8 A Yard
Tom Calby on steps.
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

added 17 July 2009

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July 1981 - Bulk Flour Terminal in right background, #23 on south side pit track,
the biege cinder block structure behind and to the left of the nose of #23 
is a garage that butted up to 9A1, 9A2 and 9A3 tracks.
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

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July 1981 - Bulk Flour Terminal - south side pit track.
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

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July 1981 - south side pit track
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

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July 1981 - North 9th Street Float Bridge
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

added 02 August 2009

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July 1981 - North 9th Street Float Bridge
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

added 17 July 2009

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July 1981 - North 9th Street Float Bridge
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

added 17 July 2009

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July 1981 - crossing diamond on North 9th Street
(with huge load on three axle trucked, depressed center flatcar!
Photographer standing in front of North 9th Street float bridge)
S. Goldstein photo
authors collection

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December 1981
T. Darnell photo
T. Darnell collection

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July 20, 1984 - New York Dock Fulton Terminal, Furman Street, Brooklyn
(stored on carfloat - notice no rear steps on 26)
G. Votava photo
D. Keller
archives
authors collection

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