EMD E-8 Diesel Locomotive
The Electro-Motive Division of General Motors produced the E-8 locomotive in the 1950s for use on passenger trains. The E-8 and the nearly identical E-9 proved to be extremely popular on American railways. Some found their way into freight services in the late 1960s, and eventually regional commuter services well into the 1980s and 1990s. Today, most remaining E-8s and E-9s can be found in railway museums, however a few have found refuge on tourist railways, excursion services, and even as executive locomotives for large railways.
Features include:
- Two 3-axle ball-bearing drives
- Two motors per bogie with low amperage draw
- Modular electrical connections & car body
- Two operating smoke units
- Operating directional front/rear headlights
- Simulated "Mars Light" on selected roadnames
- Lighted cab, numberboards & step lights
- Solid metal railings & lift rings
- Superb detailing including windscreen wipers, cooling fans & opening doors
- Passenger or freight pilot
- Single or dual steam generator
- "Farr Air" or "F.H.S." grilles
- Operating AAR knuckle couplers
- Prototypical painting, lettering & numbers
- Quality water-resistant speaker included
- Length: 737mm (29")
- Minimum diameter: 2.4m (8')
- Scale: 1:29
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