| Title: |
CB&Q (Burlington Route) E-8A Running Fast Out of Chicago, 1971 |
| Description: |
In March of 1971, EMD E-8 9936, still lettered for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and paired with a sister A-unit, speeds out of Chicagos Union Station with an afternoon passenger train. The EMD E-8 was a 2,250 horsepower A1A-A1A locomotive produced between 1949 and 1954 by GM's Electro-Motive division. 450 of these locomotives were produced. with 38 going to the CB&Q. 58 E-8s have been preserved, making the E-8 one of the best-preserved classes of first-generation diesel power in the U.S. |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/1971 Upload Date: 2/18/2013 11:32:02 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Station, IL |
| Author: |
Stephen Carl Baldwin |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 9936(E8A) |
| Views: |
2337 Comments: 11 |
