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Owner: Louisville & Nashville
Model:EMD E8ABuilt As:LN 794 (E8A)
Serial Number:13830Order No:2036
Frame Number:2036-A1Built:5/1951
Other locos with this serial:  AMTK 441(E8A) AMTK 224(E8A) LN 794(E8A)
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L&N Train No. 34
Title:  L&N Train No. 34
Description:  Recently-delivered Louisville & Nashville E8A units 794 and 796 were on train 34, the northbound PIEDMONT, in New Orleans on the Fourth of July 1951. The locomotives had been built in May 1951 and this was their first trip to New Orleans. The 794 was retired in April 1972 and became Amtrak 224, while the 796 was retired the next month and was used as trade-in credit with EMD.
Photo Date:  7/4/1951  Upload Date: 6/10/2020 4:17:13 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  LN 794(E8A)
Views:  825   Comments: 0
L&N E8A 794
Title:  L&N E8A 794
Description:  Louisville & Nashville E8A 794 was sticking out of the diesel shop at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal on 9 January 1961. By this time, the unit had been modified with flat number boxes, was wearing the solid blue paint scheme introduced for E-units in 1958 and had its portholes removed or covered up. The 794 had been built in May 1951 and was retired 21 years later, then it became Amtrak 224.
Photo Date:  1/9/1961  Upload Date: 6/10/2020 4:03:29 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  J.G. LACHAUSSEE
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  LN 794(E8A)
Views:  572   Comments: 0
Southwind L&N 794
Title:  Southwind L&N 794
Description:  Recently scanned from Kodak Tri-X negitive film
Photo Date:  10/11/1969  Upload Date: 3/22/2010 7:53:10 PM
Location:  Delta, FL
Author:  Dave Steinel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LN 794(E8A)
Views:  1326   Comments: 3
L&N 794 West Palm Beach 1971
Title:  L&N 794 West Palm Beach 1971
Description:  Another really sharp picture from a 2 1/4 inch Kodak :-( (so sad there gone) tri-x negative
Photo Date:  7/16/1971  Upload Date: 1/27/2012 5:24:27 PM
Location:  West Palm Beach, FL
Author:  Dave Steinel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LN 794(E8A)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
L&N 794 West Palm Beach July 1971
Title:  L&N 794 West Palm Beach July 1971
Description:  Probably the Southwind
Photo Date:  7/16/1971  Upload Date: 1/27/2012 5:28:40 PM
Location:  West Palm Beach, FL
Author:  Dave Steinel
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  LN 794(E8A)
Views:  368   Comments: 2
L&N 794 heads north
Title:  L&N 794 heads north
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/16/1971  Upload Date: 1/27/2012 5:30:31 PM
Location:  West Palm Beach, FL
Author:  Dave Steinel
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  LN 794(E8A)
Views:  478   Comments: 0


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