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. |
Date:
3/17/1971 |
Location:
Chicago Union Station, IL |
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Stephen Carl Baldwin |
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Author: Stephen Carl Baldwin
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![CB&Q (Burlington Route) E-8A Running Fast Out of Chicago, 1971](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/88385/e7-chicago-1971.jpg.jpg) |
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