Although this E8 looks great in FEC paint, it never actually worked for the railroad. Built in 1952 for the PRR.
The PANAMA LIMITED arrives in Chicago on a snowy February morning.
A colorful assortment of power sits at the Ivy City Engine Terminal in Washington DC on a September day in 1975. Front and center is Southern Railway E8A 6905 (ex-SOU 2928, built 9/51), still in ... (more)
Looking a bit worse for the wear, Pennsy's E8 4299 leads Train 22 "Manhattan Limited" out of Chicago Union Station on Oct. 8, 1968, headed for Pennsylvania Station in New York City 907 miles away... (more)
Seaboard E8(A) 3053 has completed switching out some local traffic from Train No. 3 at Raleigh and pauses briefly before to going back to the train.
Canadian Pacific operated the only three E8A's 1800, 1801 and 1802 in Canada.
Amtrak is over a year old, but 1446 - which would become Amtrak 202 - still wears its B&O dress. The Floridian would grow to a point where 2 SDP40Fs would be required, but then would be discontin... (more)
Two Nashville & Eastern New York Central painted E8's lead an eastbound excursion near Lebanon.
After making a flag stop at Bureau, the Quad City Rocket departs Bureau and continues its journey to LaSalle Street Station in Chicago.
It's just one week after the EL was absorbed into Conrail and I spot a set of E8s at Marion, Indiana on the ex Penn Central. The train tied down after arriving from Columbus, Ohio in the morning a... (more)
Less than two months before the E-L will be absorbed into the newly formed Conrail, E-L E8's take charge on a westbound freight just west of Huntington, Indiana. Collection of Victor Williamson.
E8As of B&O and RF&P heritage team with a B-unit still in UP colors to lead the Floridian out of Montgomery's Union Station for points north.
Ex-B&O 1453 waits to lead the northbound Floridian out of Montgomery's Union Station.
On the first day the refurbished Barron Sub is officially opened IC 101 brings a Santa Train west over the line.
On the first day the refurbished Barron Sub is officially opened CN 101 brings a Santa Train west over the line.
