Green & Yellow

Cab Units
The three types of cab units operated by the CNJ, freight: ABA sets of EMD F3s, Baldwin DR 4-4-1500 and passenger: double-ended Baldwin DRX 6-4-2000s were all repainted in the green & yellow stripe paint scheme between 1950 and 1955 - the DRX 6-4-2000 before the others. As can be seen in the pictures below - taken from the Jersey Central Lines books - the colour of the herald on the DRX 6-4-2000 units was green on yellow rather than the yellow on green found on all other CNJ units. The herald on the DR 4-4-1500 was often smaller than that on the F3 units. The locomotive number on the freight cab units appeared low down on both sides of the cab.

Baldwin DRX 6-4-2000, #2004 (J Testagrose) Baldwin DR 4-4-1500 ABA units, #75 (MacOwen)
Northeast Railfan Net Northeast Railfan Net

As with so many things on the CNJ, the painters didn't often follow the instructions when painting the liberty heralds - this is clearest with the cab units. These pictures show some of the variations found:

DRX 6-4-2000 F3

DR 4-4-1500

Northeast Railfan Net

Models: This paint scheme on the EMD F3A and B units is available in model form from Athearn (in their Genesis range) - check the diesel model table. Both Baldwin units are only available (unpainted) in brass.

Photos: Photos of locomotives in this paint scheme in selected Books can be found as follows:

EMD F3 Baldwin DR 4-4-1500 Baldwin DRX 6-4-2000

# date reference # date reference # date reference

57 Aug-55 jcl2-p17 74 Sep-54 jcl3-p39 2001 Jul-52 jcl3-p32

55 Jun-56 jcl3-p40 73 1956 jcl3-p42 2005 Oct-52 jcl3-p32

56 Jun-56 jcl3-p40 79 1958 jcl3-p47 2003 Mar-54 jcl2-p28

59 May-59 jcl3-p51 72 1958 taa-p56 2003 Jul-54 jcl3-p38

50 Sep-61 jcl3-p62 79 Aug-58 jcl2-p26 2000 Jul-54 jcl3-p38

59 May-62 jcl2-p60 79 Apr-59 jcl3-p50 2003 Nov-54 jcl2-p49

51 Jul-62 jcl2-p83 71 May-59 jcl2-p57 2003 Dec-54 jcl3-p41

59 Apr-63 taa-p46 72 Apr-60 jcl2-p128 2002 Jul-55 jcl3-p40

57 Apr-63 taa-p46 79 Mar-63 jcl3-p63 2005 Aug-55 jcl2-p19

56 Mar-64 jcl2-p21 71 - jcl2-p53 2004 1955 jcl2-p107

56 Apr-64 taa-p45 78 - jcl2-p53 2001 Jun-56 jcl2-p18

55 Apr-64 taa-p45 79 - jcl2-p55 2002 Jun-56 jcl2-p19

55 Nov-64 jcl2-p45 79 - jcl3-p34 2005 Sep-57 jcl2-p113

55 Feb-65 jcl2-p81 2000 Feb-61 jcl3-p58

56 Apr-65 jcl3-p68 2003-5 - jcl3-p33

55 Jun-65 jcl3-p69 2005 - jcl3-p57

53 - jcl2-p79

55 - jcl2-p79

57 - jcl3-p43

key:      jcl2 - Jersey Central Lines in Color, vol 2
            jcl3 - Jersey Central Lines in Color, vol 3
            taa - Trackside around Allentown

Road Switchers
The only road switchers to be re-painted in this paint scheme were the 14 Fairbanks Morse H15-44s, repainted from a similar blue and orange paint scheme. It is often hard to see the difference between these two color schemes in photos as the film makes the greens look blue.

In each case, there is a liberty herald in yellow on the cab sides, with the locomotive number painted below it.

All other road switchers were painted directly in this paint scheme. This included:

Alco                      -    RS-1 (6), RS-3 (24), RSD-4 (14),   RSD-5 (1)
Baldwin                -    RS-12 (4)
Fairbanks Morse    -    H16-44 (4),   H24-66 (13)
EMD                       -    GP7 (13)

However, although the stripes, heralds and numbers on the sides were very similar, the positioning of the heralds on the front and rear ends differed considerably from model to model:

Northeast Railfan Net RS-12 (Jim Benny)

The locomotive number on all units also appeared low down on the left hand side on the front of the unit.

in bottom stripe:                     in top stripe:                                                               above top stripe:

H24-66                                                    RS-1, RS-3, RSD-4, RSD-5, GP7                                                               H15-44, H16-44

In each case, the herald position on the front and back was the same. The Baldwin RS12 had a herald painted on a metal disc placed on the radiator grill (see right - from Northeast Railfan Net, #1207 (David Nyce)), with the yellow stripes painted across the grill, but these quickly faded - see "Jersey Central Diesels" for an excellent photo. Otherwise, its paint scheme was very similar to the RS-1/GP7 group.

Models: This paint scheme is available for all these diesel types, except the GP7, in model form from Atlas, Athearn and/or Stewart - check the diesel model table. The RS3 models are hardest to find.

Photos: Photos of locomotives in this paint scheme in selected Books can be found as follows:

RS-3 RSD-4 / RSD-5 RS12

# date reference # date reference # date reference

1540 Jul-50 jcl2-p83 1614 Aug-64 jcl2-p77 1208 Apr-53 jcl3-p27

1541 Jul-50 jcl2-p83 1605 Jun-65