Penn Central (PC) 4278 - EMD E8A

PC 4278, 4008, 4104, 4299,+ westbound with "Mail 9" passing Fairhope Tower (Date approximate)

Birmingham. Here is an original photo that I took near Union Furnace, Pennsylvania, in May of 1968. Shown here (R to L) is Penn Central engine #4278 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are E8A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #4278 was built as Pennsylvania Railroad number "5708" in September of 1952 and renumbered "4278" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. They're pulling a six-car eastbound passenger train from Altoona to Harrisburg. Photo taken where the three-track mainline bridges the Little Juniata River west of the stone quarry crossing, just off of State Route 453.

Birmingham. Here is an original photo that I took near Union Furnace, Pennsylvania, in May of 1968. Shown here (R to L) is Penn Central engine #4278 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are E8A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #4278 was built as Pennsylvania Railroad number "5708" in September of 1952 and renumbered "4278" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. They're pulling a six-car eastbound passenger train from Altoona to Harrisburg. Photo taken where the three-track mainline bridges the Little Juniata River west of the stone quarry crossing, just off of State Route 453.

Westbound (Date approximate)

Westbound (Date approximate)

From Roosevelt Road Bridge