Very nice.
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Outstanding, Tom !
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| Posted by on February 7, 2012 | |
Weird place to find an Amtrak E8 that's not attached to a train. I am guessing this one died and they are pulling it back to the yard. No trains originated or terminated in Raleigh at that time. Only the Silver Star at that point.
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This is the ONLY Amtrak locomotive I've ever seen with an H5 horn. They are super rare.
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| Posted by BJ on February 14, 2012 | |
It would be nice to see an E8 on the point of an Amtrak train nowadays... Just not in their current paint scheme.
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| Posted by CSXNick on February 24, 2012 | |
Nice piece of history! That E8 is way bigger than that Geep!
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Research I have been able to do indicates #251 is ex-SCL #594 which was retired and sold for scrap in July '74, just about a year after this photo.
I totally agree with the Commenter who noted how it would be really great to have a few E units running with modern mechanicals built into their classic shells.
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