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Owner: Gulf Mobile & Ohio
Model:EMD E8ABuilt As:BO 52 (EA)
Serial Number:668Order No:E127
Frame Number:E127-A1Built:6/1937
Notes:blt as B&O 52 6/37, reblt 3/53
Other locos with this serial:  GMO 100A(E8A) BO 50(EA)
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GM&O E8m 100A
Title:  GM&O E8m 100A
Description:  GM&O E8m 100A at Glenn Yard west of Chicago, Illinois on June 6, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Not a pretty picture, but it's the only shot I got of this locomotive, and it has an interesting history. Built in June 1937 as B&O 52, it was one of only six EMC model EA's built, B&O 51-56. The B&O also had the only EB's built, six matching boosters, 51x-56x. These units had twin Winton 201A 12 cylinder prime movers rated at 900 hp each, 1800 hp total, and the A units had a sloped cab similar to the E6. In 1940, B&O 52 was transferred to the Alton (then controlled by the B&O), becoming Alton 52, and when the GM&O absorbed the Alton in 1947, it became GM&O 100A. In March 1953, it was sent to EMD for rebuilding to E8m, returning still numbered 100A. I believe it was rated at 2000 hp, owing to the reuse of some of the original components, notably the main generators and traction motors. It worked for Amtrak for a while, was taken out of service in August 1974, and finally sold for scrap in March 1975 to Precision National.
Photo Date:  6/6/1965  Upload Date: 3/30/2009 12:32:13 PM
Location:  Glenn, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A)
Views:  1414   Comments: 0
GMO 100A E8M TR 3 BLOOMN IL 4-69
Title:  GMO 100A E8M TR 3 BLOOMN IL 4-69
Description:  GMO 100A TR3 BLOOMINGTON NITE SHOT 4-69
Photo Date:  4/12/1969  Upload Date: 5/5/2011 4:09:51 PM
Location:  Bloomington, IL
Author:  Robert Simon
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
GMO 100A E8 TR 1 BLOOMINGTON IL 7/12/1969
Title:  GMO 100A E8 TR 1 BLOOMINGTON IL 7/12/1969
Description:  GMO 100A E8 TR 1 BEING SERVICED BLOOMN IL just before the storm! 7-12-69
Photo Date:  7/12/1969  Upload Date: 4/14/2011 4:33:46 PM
Location:  Bloomington, IL
Author:  Robert Simon
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A)
Views:  1125   Comments: 1
GM&O E8Am #100A + CMSTP&P E9B #35B leading e/b Amtrak train into Union Station
Title:  GM&O E8Am #100A + CMSTP&P E9B #35B leading e/b Amtrak train into Union Station
Description:  GM&O E8Am #100A, built 6//37 by EMC as B&O EA #52, to C&A #52, rebuilt by EMD in 1952, sold for scrap 3//75, + CMSTP&P E9B #35B, built 4//56 as #205B, led an e/b Amtrak train into Union Station
Photo Date:  5/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2020 4:47:18 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:  Gerard Putz
Categories:  Roster,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A) MILW 35B(E9B)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
GMO 100A
Title:  GMO 100A
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/1972  Upload Date: 8/15/2020 1:54:23 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A)
Views:  230   Comments: 1
GMO 100A
Title:  GMO 100A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 11:03:07 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Jeff Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A)
Views:  746   Comments: 0
GM&O 100A
Title:  GM&O 100A
Description:  GM&O 100A, MILW 34B
Photo Date:  10/13/1972  Upload Date: 3/25/2016 9:37:14 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A) MILW 34B(E9B)
Views:  535   Comments: 0
GM&O 100A
Title:  GM&O 100A
Description:  GM&O 100A and MILW 34
Photo Date:  10/13/1972  Upload Date: 5/21/2019 3:58:44 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A) MILW 34B(E9B)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
GM&O 100A
Title:  GM&O 100A
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/15/1972  Upload Date: 9/1/2015 7:32:07 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A)
Views:  651   Comments: 1
GM&O #100A
Title:  GM&O #100A
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/8/2014  Upload Date: 10/24/2019 6:29:03 AM
Location:  Unknown, US
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  GMO 100A(E8A)
Views:  229   Comments: 0


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