Shot this unit in Detroit MI in January 1993. Was kind of strange to see an EMD unit with a Ford logo on it.
What kind of unit is it? The hood looks to be a little different from most SW types that I recall. Boxcab E50
Don't forget they bought from GE too! (these ended up on the Wellsville, Addison, & Galeton, one survives as a hulk in Gowanda, NY) http://www.s363.com/images/wag/ford.jpg
I was thinking that. But what's throwing me off, is that I thought the hood on an SW1001 went straight back to the cab? And this one looks like it has a small notch just in front of the cab? Boxcab E50
Your guesses are right- it's an SW1001. It's basically an SW1000 with a cab built lower for close clearances in industrial situations. IIRC, the exhaust stack was built shorter for the same reason.
That is a standard SW1001, standard cab. The only difference that I can see is the addition of the bay window on the side. Here is a comparison pic of an SW1001 on the New York and Atlantic: Russ
