Fairbanks-Morse CPA-20-5
Numbers Built
Serial
Heritage Class
2001-2008 6/08/1950 21L331-21L338
New
FP-20SC
(F=Fairbanks Morse, P= Passenger, 20=2000HP, S= Steam Generator, C= Speed Control)
All had 5 axles. A-A, A-1-A configuration 3 chime Nathan-Air chime M3R1 on top of cab. |
![](Fairbanks-Morse-demonstrator-4801_Morris-Park_5-27-1950_Votava-Boland_small.jpg)
FM CPA24-5 Demonstrator #4801 - Morris Park 5/27/1950
(Votava-Boland) |
![FM-CPA24-5_no.4802_demonstrator_4802 Huntington_ 6-4-1950_GaryEverhart.jpg (64904 bytes)](FM-CPA24-5_no.4802_demonstrator_4802_Huntington__6-4-1950_GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
FM CPA24-5 Demonstrator
#4802 - Huntington 6/04/1950 Photo: Gary Everhart |
![](LIRR-2008-FM-CPA20-5-data-sheet_Morrison_small.jpg)
LIRR Purchase Order - Fairbanks, Morse & Co. data sheet
LIRR FM-CPA20-5 #2001-2008 built June, 1950 Archive: Dave Morrison |
![](Fairbanks-Morse-demonstrator-4802_Train-635_Port-Jefferson-Jamaica_6-1950_Votava-Boland_small.jpg)
FM CPA24-5 Demonstrator #4802 - Train #635 Port Jefferson to Jamaica
6/1950 (Votava-Boland)
![FM-Ad_Saturday-Evening-Post_11-18-50.jpg (275798 bytes)](FM-Ad_Saturday-Evening-Post_11-18-50_small.jpg)
Fairbanks-Morse C-liner
ad - Saturday Evening Post
11/18/1950 |
![lirr2001_eastbound-passing-B-tower_Bethpage_8-27-50_GaryEverhart.jpg (99699 bytes)](lirr2001_eastbound-passing-B-tower_Bethpage_8-27-50_GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
LIRR #2001 eastbound passing
"B" Tower Bethpage 8/27/1950
![](C-Liner-2001_Train-4-B60B-BM60's-P72's_1271964-Boland_small.jpeg)
LIRR #2001 hauling Train #4 consist of B60B, BM60's, P72's
1/27/1964 Archive: Mike Boland |
![](Fairbanks-Morse-LIRR-ad-Jamaica-1953-DavidAPrasse_small.jpg)
Fairbanks-Morse C-liner entering track 1; outbound G-5 departing track 8 at
Jamaica
1953 ad - Archive: David A. Prasse
![LIRR2001-FM-CPA20-5_Tichy-scheme_Morris-Park-Shops.jpg (42462 bytes)](LIRR2001-FM-CPA20-5_Tichy-scheme_Morris-Park-Shops_small.jpg)
LIRR #2001 Tichy scheme - Morris Park Shops
Note: Newly arrived unit 6/08/1950 photo
Archive: Gary Everhart |
![FM-C-Liner-Close-up of Cab-Logo-Engr - c. 1954.jpg (56231 bytes)](FM-C-Liner-Close-up_of_Cab-Logo-Engr_-_c._1954_small.jpg)
FM C Liner close-up of cab, LIRR "Tichy" logo,
Engineer c. 1954
Archive: Dave Keller
|
![](LIRR-2001_Dashing-Dan_c.1960_Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2001, #2004 "Dashing Dan" scheme c.1960+ Archive: Mike Boland |
![lirr2002_Orders-eastbound_Port-Jeff-branch_DIVIDE_c.1950's _JohnKrause-GaryEverhart.jpg (87747 bytes)](lirr2002_Orders-eastbound_Port-Jeff-branch_DIVIDE_c.1950s__JohnKrause-GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
LIRR #2002
receiving orders eastbound on Port Jefferson Branch
at DIVIDE Tower
c.1957 (John Krause-Gary Everhart) |
![](FM-2002-Cannonball-Babylon-1957-panned%20(Krzenski-Keller)_small.jpg)
A panned shot of #2002 in the Goodfellow scheme pulling the "Cannonball"
eastbound past the east end of the storage yard at Babylon during the summer
of 1957 (J. P. Krzenski photo, Dave Keller archive) |
![FM-CPA20_2003_westbound_NASSAU-Tower_1-1955_Huneke.jpg (91527 bytes)](FM-CPA20_2003_westbound_NASSAU-Tower_1-1955_Huneke_small.jpg)
LIRR #2003 westbound at NASSAU
Tower 1/1955 Photo/Archive: Art Huneke
|
![lirr2003-CPA20_eastbound-NASSAU-Tower_1-1955_Huneke.jpg (92424 bytes)](lirr2003-CPA20_eastbound-NASSAU-Tower_1-1955_Huneke_small.jpg)
LIRR #2003 eastbound at NASSAU
Tower 1/1955 Photo/Archive: Art Huneke |
![FM-CPA20-5-2003-Morris Park Shops-09-27-55 (Keller).jpg (144914 bytes)](FM-CPA20-5-2003-Morris_Park_Shops-09-27-55_Keller_small.jpg)
LIRR #2003 "Goodfellow Scheme" at Morris
Park Shops 9/27/55
Archive: Dave Keller |
![](LIRR-2003_Port-Jefferson_3-09-1958_(Votava-Boland)_small.jpg)
LIRR #2003 Port Jefferson 3/09/1958 (Votava-Boland) |
![FM-CPA-20-5_2004_westbound-Deer-Park-Ave-Babylon-1963_MP36_Huneke.jpg (107390 bytes)](FM-CPA-20-5_2004_westbound-Deer-Park-Ave-Babylon-1963_MP36_Huneke_small.jpg)
LIRR #2004 westbound MP36 Deer Park Ave., Babylon 1963 Photo/Archive: Art Huneke
|
![](LIRR-2004_Morris-Park_c.1957_Ziel-Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2004 Morris Park c.1957 (Ziel-Boland) |
![](FM-CPA20-5-2005-Wye-Ronkonkoma-1957%20(Krzenski-Keller)_small.jpg)
FM-CPA20-5 #2005 in the Goodfellow scheme being turned on the
Ronkonkoma wye in 1957. (J. P. Krzenski photo, Dave Keller archive)
|
![](LIRR-2005_Ronkonkoma_9-01-1958_Votava-Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2005 Ronkonkoma 9/01/1958 (Votava-Boland) |
![lirr2006_steel-trestle_Port-Jeff-branch_c.1950's _JohnKrause-GaryEverhart.jpg (95921 bytes)](lirr2006_steel-trestle_Port-Jeff-branch_c.1950s__JohnKrause-GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
LIRR #2006
on steel trestle Port Jefferson branch c.1950+
(John Krause-Gary Everhart) |
![lirr2006_Morris-Park_c.1955_Joseph Bacchi.jpg (98186 bytes)](lirr2006_Morris-Park_c.1955_Joseph_Bacchi_small.jpg)
LIRR #2006 FM-CPA20-5 Morris Park shops
c.1955
Archive: Joseph Bacchi |
![lirr2006_FM-CPA20-5.jpg (67388 bytes)](lirr2006_FM-CPA20-5_small.jpg)
LIRR #2006
FM-CPA20-5 westbound at
Port Jefferson Station view NE c.1963 |
![](LIRR-2007_Union%20Hall%20St.%205-1958_Zahn-Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2007 Union Hall St. 5/1958 (Zahn-Boland) |
![](LIRR-2007_Ronkonkoma2-22-1956_Votava-Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2007 Ronkonkoma2/22/1956 (Votava-Boland) |
LIRR #2007 FM-CPA20-5 Morris Park shops turntable c.1963 |
![](LIRR-2008_Jamaica_8-1958_small.jpg)
LIRR #2008 Goodfellow Scheme Jamaica 8/1958 passing HALL Tower eastbound
![lirr2008_Montauk_c.1950's _GaryEverhart.jpg (56331 bytes)](lirr2008_Montauk_c.1950s__GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
LIRR #2008
at Montauk c.1950+
Archive: Gary Everhart |
![](LIRR-2008-FM-CPA20-5_Morrison_small.jpg)
LIRR #2008 FM-CPA20-5 Archive: Dave Morrison
![lirr2008_eastbound-passing-West-Yard_Port-Jefferson_c.1950's _GaryEverhart.jpg (90146 bytes)](lirr2008_eastbound-passing-West-Yard_Port-Jefferson_c.1950s__GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
LIRR #2008
eastbound passing West Yard,
Port Jefferson c.1950+ Archive: Gary Everhart |
![lirr2008_westbound-approaching-station-platform_Jamaica_c.1962_JohnKrause-GaryEverhart.jpg (83219 bytes)](lirr2008_westbound-approaching-station-platform_Jamaica_c.1962_JohnKrause-GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
LIRR #2008
westbound approaching station platform Jamaica c.1962 (John Krause-Gary Everhart)
|
![lirr2008_FM-CPA20-5_Train-in-reverse_Jamaica-06-24-55_Faxon-Keller.jpg (101409 bytes)](lirr2008_FM-CPA20-5_Train-in-reverse_Jamaica-06-24-55_Faxon-Keller_small.jpg)
CPA20-5 #2008 backing up a train past Jamaica Station view W
6/24/55 (Will Faxon-Dave Keller) |
![](LIRR-2008_c.1958_Zahn-Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2008 c.1958 (Zahn-Boland) |
![lirr2008-CPA-20-5.jpg (101933 bytes)](lirr2008-CPA-20-5_small.jpg)
LIRR #2008 FM-CPA20-5 c.1962 Archive: Dave Keller |
Fairbanks-Morse CPA-24-5
Numbers Built Serial
Heritage Class
2401-2404 10-1951 24L497-24L500 New
FP-24SC
(F=Fairbanks Morse, P= Passenger, 24=2400HP, S= Steam Generator, C= Speed Control)
All had 5 axles. A-A, A-1-A configuration 3 chime Nathan-Air chime M3R1 mounted on top of cab. |
![LIRR2401_FM-CPA24-5_Richmond-Hill_viewNW-1957.jpg (88046 bytes)](LIRR2401_FM-CPA24-5_Richmond-Hill_viewNW-1957_small.jpg)
LIRR #2401 FM CPA24-5
Richmond Hill view NW 1957
|
![](LIRR-2402_Jamaica_c.1957_Ziel-Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2402 Jamaica c.1957 (Ziel-Boland) |
![CPA24-5-2402 on Turntable-Oyster Bay - 03-14-53 (Faxon-Keller) Seq 1.jpg (115394 bytes)](CPA24-5-2402_on_Turntable-Oyster_Bay_-_03-14-53_Faxon-Keller_Seq_1_small.jpg)
LIRR #2402 FM CPA24-5 approaching turntable Oyster Bay
03/14/53 (Faxon-Keller)
![CPA24-5-2402 on Turntable-Oyster Bay - 03-14-53 (Faxon-Keller) Seq 3.jpg (102099 bytes)](CPA24-5-2402_on_Turntable-Oyster_Bay_-_03-14-53_Faxon-Keller_Seq_3_small.jpg)
LIRR #2402 FM CPA24-5 on turntable
Oyster Bay 03/14/53 (Faxon-Keller)
|
![lirr2402_JohnDziobko.jpg (102744 bytes)](lirr2402_JohnDziobko_small.jpg)
LIRR
#2402 Morris Park Shops
c.1950+ Archive: John Dziobko
![lirr2402_FM-CPA24-5_Greenlawn_11-23-61.jpg (59159 bytes)](lirr2402_FM-CPA24-5_Greenlawn_11-23-61_small.jpg)
LIRR #2402
FM-CPA24-5 Greenlawn c.1963 in Goodfellow scheme
|
![lirr2402_westbound-Stony-Brook_BK-semaphore-block-signals-behind-train_Pedestrian-crossing-SUNY-campus_c.1950's_JohnKrause-GaryEverhart.jpg (85638 bytes)](lirr2402_westbound-Stony-Brook_BK-semaphore-block-signals-behind-train_Pedestrian-crossing-SUNY-campus_c.1950s_JohnKrause-GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
LIRR #2402 westbound at Stony Brook
"BK" semaphore block signals behind train,
Pedestrian crossing
for SUNY-campus in foreground c.1950+
(John Krause-Gary Everhart) |
![FM-FP-24sc-2402_Mineola_ 11_25_51_Votava-Boland.jpg (74098 bytes)](FM-FP-24sc-2402_Mineola__11_25_51_Votava-Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2402 Mineola 11/25/1951
(Votava-Boland) |
![FM-FP-24sc-2403_Hicksville_Votava-Boland.jpg (92672 bytes)](FM-FP-24sc-2403_Hicksville_Votava-Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2403 Hicksville
(Votava-Boland)
![FM-CPA24-5-2403-Tichy-Black Roof-M.P. Shops-12-3-57.jpg (59289 bytes)](FM-CPA24-5-2403-Tichy-Black_Roof-M.P._Shops-12-3-57_small.jpg)
LIRR #2403 FM-CPA24-5 Tichy Black Roof, Morris Park Shops
12/03/1957 (Dave Keller archive)
![LISTcalander1996MorrisPark03-1959.jpg (126848 bytes)](LISTcalander1996MorrisPark03-1959_small.jpg)
LIRR FM #2403 Tichy Black Roof (right)
FM H16-44 #1504, Alco RS3
#1556
Morris Park 03/1959
![](LIRR-2403_Roslyn-Heights%20NY-1964_small.jpg)
LIRR #2403 in Goodfellow scheme passing Roslyn Heights 1964
|
![](LIRR-2403-FM-CPA24-5_Morrison_small.jpg)
LIRR #2403 FM-CPA24-5 Archive: Dave Morrison
![](LIRR-2403-FM-CPA24-5-data-sheet_Morrison_small.jpg)
LIRR #2403 FM-CPA24-5 data sheet Archive:
Dave Morrison |
![lirr2404_orders-eastbound-Port-Jeff-branch_DIVIDE-Tower_c.1950's_GaryEverhart.jpg (88191 bytes)](lirr2404_orders-eastbound-Port-Jeff-branch_DIVIDE-Tower_c.1950s_GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
LIRR #2404
receiving orders eastbound on Port Jefferson Branch at
DIVIDE Tower
c.1950+ Archive: Gary Everhart |
![FM-FP-24sc-2404_Hicksville_2_10_52_Votava-Boland.jpg (80204 bytes)](FM-FP-24sc-2404_Hicksville_2_10_52_Votava-Boland_small.jpg)
LIRR #2404 Hicksville 2/10/1952
(Votava-Boland)
![lirr2404_West-Yard_Port-Jefferson_viewE-Remz Feeds._c.1950's_GaryEverhart.jpg (73704 bytes)](lirr2404_West-Yard_Port-Jefferson_viewE-Remz_Feeds._c.1950s_GaryEverhart_small.jpg)
LIRR #2404
at West Yard - Port Jefferson view E towards Remz Feeds. c.1950+
Archive: Gary Everhart
|
![lirr2404.jpg (155124 bytes)](lirr2404_small.jpg)
LIRR #2404 FM-CPA24-5 c.1950+ |
![lirr2404-lirr1554WestYardPortJefferson1957.jpg (34150 bytes)](lirr2404-lirr1554WestYardPortJefferson1957_small.jpg)
FM #2404, and FM #?, ALCO RS3 #1554 laying
up in West Yard west of station - Port Jefferson 1957
(J. P.
Krzenski - Dave Keller) |
![lirr2404westboundSheepPastureRoadoverpass-westofPJeff.jpg (73902 bytes)](lirr2404westboundSheepPastureRoadoverpass-westofPJeff_small.jpg)
FM #2404 and train westbound under Sheep Pasture Road overpass west of
Port Jefferson 1957 (J. P. Krzenski photo, Dave Keller archive)
|
LIRR #2404 FM-CPA24-5 train #621
westbound Flowerfield 08/26/1955
(W. A. Higginbotham - Dave Keller)
|