The Long Island Railroad Fairbanks Morse H16-44  Engine Roster

*Note: #1503 was originally classed as FS-15A. Rebuilt by LIRR to 1600HP when they updated the prime mover and was re-classed to FGP-16sc, thus classed with the rest of the H16-44s. 

FM H15-44 #1503, built 2/1949 as an FM demonstrator, equipped with AAR Type B trucks (the type normally found under Alco units).  This unit also fuel tank skirting.

Originally had body mounted handrails, later modified with walkway mounted ones.
Early Body/Square Window Cab w/Body Mounted Handrails (Slate Grey/Brunswick Green Underbody/Red pilots)
Early Body/Square Window Cab w/Sill Mounted Handrails (Smoke Gray/Orange)

All have 3 chime Nathan-Air chime M3R1 mounted on hood directly in front of engineer window.  All were equipped FM standard trucks.
 

LIRR FM H16-44 Changes to Paint Scheme 

The Tichy herald was applied only to the diesels, not the passenger equipment. (November 1949) This herald consisted of a white map of Long Island on a light blue rectangle, offset with a black rectangle giving a shadow effect. Printed over the map was a large black “plus sign” with the letters L, I, R, R in each corner of the “plus”; these represented the four corners of Long Island served by the Railroad. 

Starting in 1955 with the arrival of the new Alco RS-3 diesels to replace the last of the steam locomotives, the “Goodfellow colors” (as they are often referred to) came into use.  These colors were a smoke gray body and orange ends and pilots.  This scheme was applied to all diesels as they went into the shop for maintenance and repainting, and was completed by 1959.