Nostalgia & History > SOU, SCL, and C&O E-Units at Ivy City

These photographs were taken at the Ivy City Engine Terminal of Washington Union Station.

1. SOU E8A 6907, SCL E7A 550, and SCL E8A 579 posed on April 26, 1971.

2. SOU E8A 6915 was waiting for work to come probably that evening, December 17, 1968.

3. Two more E8As between assignments were SOU 6815 and C&O 4016 on December 17, 1968.



Comments welcome.
Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/14 17:46 by MartyBernard.

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Great photos. Thanks for sharing.

Great shots. Amazing what a difference a clean unit makes. Compare 6911 and 6915 in the 2 photos.

6915, on the point of the Southern Crescent, hit a lumber truck near Atlanta in 1978. It was never repaired and went to EMD as a trade-in. Three more E8's were destroyed or never repaired after the Virginia wreck, also in 1978. Three other E8's had been damaged in a wreck in North Carolina the year before. It was a difficult two years, to say the least. Southern decided to turn over the trains to Amtrak quickly.