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.

cnw 5029a Description: Dads photo of Chicago & North Western E8 5029A (built 1953, became RTA/Metra 516, now rotting at NRE in Silvis) northbound and what is most likely Rogers Park in Chicago, Illinois - slide mount dated March 1965.

Dec 6, 2021 · The Illinois Railway Museum has brought an historic E8A passenger engine back to home territory for preservation. Iowa Pacific 515, formerly Chicago & North Western (C&NW) 515, arrived on Museum property on Sunday, December 5, 2021, after being transported by rail from a storage location in Mississippi.

5029-A, E8A, was built in June 1953, #18119, FN 2056-A7. It was rebuilt for suburban service in 1960 and renumbered 516 on June 22, 1974. It was sold to RTA on December 31, 1977, and leased back to C&NW.

CNW E8A #522 : Description: Built by EMD in July of 1950 as CNW #5021B, this unit served the busy Chicago commuter trains in the 1970's. As a true boomer, it later appeared on several rosters besides CNW before ending up on the Wisconsin & Southern roster as 801. Unknown photogrpaher. Photo Date: 9/21/1979 Upload Date: 2/4/2018 6:46:35 AM ...

Chicago & Northwestern Photographic Roster, Locomotive Model: E8A. Unit # Notes Model Serial # Pictures : CNW E8 : E8A 2: 164413

CNW E8A 514 built July 1951 as CNW E8A 5023B, and seen in Cedar Rapids, IA May 3, 1980. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection 4. CNW E8A 5028B with a Scoot in Berkeley, IL on January 1979. Roger Puta photo Edited 3 time(s). Last …

Jan 6, 2016 · CNW original E8's were built with Mars signal lights. These were removed in the early 1970's at the end of intercity passenger service. CNW acquired some second hand E8A, E8B, E9A and E9B in 1972 to replace all the F7A's in Chicago scoot service.

Chicago & North Western 515 is a 1953-built E8A passenger locomotive. It was initially used to pull intercity passenger trains and was later reassigned to service hauling trains of bi-level commuter cars from Chicago to its suburbs.