The EMD E8 is a 2,250-horsepower (1,678 kW), A1A-A1A passenger-train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois. A total of 450 cab versions, or E8As, were built from August 1949 to January 1954, 447 for the U.S. and 3 for Canada. 46 E8Bs were built from December 1949 to January 1954, all for the U.S.

2024年12月16日 · In many ways, Electro-Motive's E8 was the builder's pinnacle passenger locomotive; it saw nearly as many sales as the earlier E7, boasted several upgrades, and was a very common sight leading both well-known, and relatively obscure, trains …

Explore the legendary EMD E8 locomotive's impact on American railroading from 1949-1999, from premier passenger service to executive trains across major railroads.

2020年3月6日 · Southern Railway EMD E8 type diesel electric locomotive No. 6900 once pulled the Southern Crescent passenger train. •YEARS BUILT: 1949-1953. •MANUFACTURER: EMD.

E8 (and E8B) Total Length: 70'-03" Wheel Diameter: 36" Truck Wheel Base: 14'-01" Height to Top Engine Hood: 13'-11" Height to Top Cab : 14'-07" Cab Width: 10'-07.5" Engine Hood Width: ... Illustrated Treasury of GM Locomotives, by James W. Kerr Diesel Locomotives, The First 50 Years by Louis A. Marre The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide, by Jerry ...

The E8 and E9 diesel locomotives share the similar “bulldog nose” carbody style as the shorter, more popular F7 and were powered by two separate 12-cylinder prime movers (i.e., diesel engines) capable of producing 2250/2400 hp. E8 and E9 locomotives also rode on A-1-A trucks (powered axle-idler axle-powered axle), resulting in an ...

2023年6月5日 · Doug Riddell ran EMD E8 locomotives and GP7s when hired by Seaboard Coast Line in 1977. Moving to Amtrak, he operated F40s, P40s, and P42s. When the Amtrak car inspector standing in the doorway of one of Bennett Levin’s majestically restored EMD E8 locomotives asked if I used to run them, I replied, “You bet I did.” “Remember how to do ...

The EMD E8 is a 2,250-horsepower (1,678 kW), A1A-A1A passenger-train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois. A total of 450 cab versions, or E8As, were built from August 1949 to January 1954, 447 for the U.S. and 3 for Canada. 46 E8Bs were built from December 1949 to January 1954, all for the U.S.

The four unopenable portholes on E9s have a flush fit without the E8’s metal ring around the portholes, requiring a slightly larger glass disc on the two centered portholes. In summation, EMD’s E8s and E9s are very attractive locomotives, rivaling ALCO’s PAs in aesthetics.

The E8 was a 2,250-horsepower (1,678 kW), A1A-A1A passenger-train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois. 450 cab versions, or E8As, were built from August 1949 to January 1954, 447 for the U.S. and 3 for Canada.