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RDG 50 OE-1

Boxcab #50 was the first diesel locomotive on the Reading system and the second diesel locomotive in the United States. It is shown in a company publicity photo while on display in Atlantic City, N.J. Note the vintage U.S. flag in the background.

RDG 50

July 7, 1926, Atlantic City, NJ
(Reading Company photo, collection of Josh Musser)

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