EMD E8A
(LokSound Select DCC and Sound)

Southern  No. 6916

Limited Edition!

Introduced in April of 1949, the E8 provided buyers with a more powerful passenger engine just as many roads were expanding service.

Although similar to the E7, the new model used side panels with four porthole windows and small louvers, and there was a full-length, covered grille at the roofline.

Under the long hood, a pair of 567B prime movers delivered 2250 horsepower.

Geared for higher speeds, E8A and B units would lead many of America's premiere trains for the next 20 years, with some finishing their long careers in commuter and fast freight service in the 1980s.

• Five-pole, skew-wound, high-torque, high-efficiency can motor
• Helical gears with 12:1 ratio for smooth, quiet running
• Easy multiple-unit operation
• Superb paint and lettering
• LED constant brightness headlights
• Heavy die-cast metal underframe
• Proto MAX™ metal knuckle couplers

Based on units in service during the 1970s

• Auxiliary water tanks
• Rooftop mounted air tanks and piping
• Single steam generator with plated over/removed second steam generator
• Round spark arrestors
• Dual lens headlight in upper housing
• Pilot mounted MU hose brackets
• Brass Nathan M5 air horn
• Brass firecracker-type radio antenna
• Wire grabs and etched metal platform on nose
• Freight-type pilot
• Flush numberboards
• De-skirted fuel tank
• Farr air grilles

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