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| Title: |
Smile! |
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| Photo Date: |
4/26/1971 Upload Date: 5/7/2007 12:45:57 PM |
| Location: |
Ivy City, DC |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
SOU 2928(E8A) SCL 590(E8A) SCL 575(E8A) |
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1376 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
The Southern Crescent |
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The passenger train tracks from Union Station go through the tunnel under First Street right behind the Capitol at the left. The freight tracks make a much wider swing behind the Capitol and to the north never needing a tunnel. The catenary is for the PRR electric freight locomotives so they can make it to the Potomac Yards and does not go through the tunnel. Pantographs would not fit. The shot was taken from L'Enfant Plaza. |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/1971 Upload Date: 5/7/2007 12:45:56 PM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
SOU 2928(E8A) |
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1181 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The SOUTHERN CRESCENT |
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Southern Railway train No. 2 - the northbound SOUTHERN CRESCENT - was accelerating away from its station stop at Slidell, Louisiana behind E8A's 2928 and 6914. The 2928's oscillating headlight had been removed long ago, and the twin sealed beam light had been relocated into the upper position, but the lower light opening had not very been covered over. Many Southern E-units ran around like this in the 1960's, but by this time most of the few remaining E's had their lower opening covered up or had received nose doors without a light opening. (approximate date) |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1971 Upload Date: 11/28/2017 6:13:23 PM |
| Location: |
Slidell, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2928(E8A) |
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1363 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SOU 2928(E-8A) |
| Description: |
on #1 |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1971 Upload Date: 9/13/2011 10:06:38 AM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Gil Ford |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2928(E8A) |
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498 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SR 6905 |
| Description: |
(Date approximate) |
| Photo Date: |
7/7/1973 Upload Date: 1/9/2012 12:10:20 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Robert Farkas |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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822 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Southern 6905 |
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| Photo Date: |
7/7/1973 Upload Date: 4/21/2020 12:44:51 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Robert Farkas |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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429 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SR 6905 |
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| Photo Date: |
7/7/1973 Upload Date: 7/1/2013 10:34:42 PM |
| Location: |
Alexandria, VA |
| Author: |
Robert Farkas |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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731 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Southern Railway Train No. 2 |
| Description: |
Southern Railway train No. 2 – the northbound SOUTHERN CRESCENT – was at the station in Slidell, Louisiana with E8A 6905, FP7A’s 6147, 6145 and 6148, and nine cars: baggage-dormitory 710, coaches 843, 828 and SCL 5467, diner 3306, 10-6 sleeping cars 2012 SALUDA RIVER, 3401 FRENCH BROAD RIVER and un-named Amtrak 2695; and dome parlor 1602. During 1974 FP7’s were often used on Nos. 1 and 2, but not this many! |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/1974 Upload Date: 4/30/2021 5:34:58 PM |
| Location: |
Slidell, LA |
| Author: |
JAMES H. SELZER, JR. image |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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526 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SOU 6905 |
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A colorful assortment of power sits at the Ivy City Engine Terminal in Washington DC on a September day in 1975. Front and center is Southern Railway E8A 6905 (ex-SOU 2928, built 9/51), still in passenger service for the Southern Railway (which did not initially join the Amtrak system when it was formed in 1971). Hiding behind the E-unit is Baltimore & Ohio 6606, a steam-generator equipped GP9 used on Washington to Baltimore commuter trains. And behind that is an assortment of Amtrak SDP40F diesels (582 and, behind that, 609, with others not visible). |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1975 Upload Date: 2/3/2013 9:49:08 PM |
| Location: |
Ivy City, DC |
| Author: |
Douglas G. Walker |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) BO 6606(GP9) AMTK 582(SDP40F) AMTK 609(SDP40F) |
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996 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SOU 6905 Thomas Nelson, Jr. of Virginia |
| Description: |
In 1976, the Southern paid tribute to the American Bicentennial with banners for the signers of the Declaration of Independence from the Southern's territory. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1976 Upload Date: 1/24/2006 7:14:39 PM |
| Location: |
Atlanta, GA |
| Author: |
Frank Greene |
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| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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908 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southern Railway Train No. 2 |
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Southern Railway Train No. 2 – the northbound SOUTHERN CRESCENT – was heading into the morning sun as it made its way out of New Orleans at the Canal Boulevard Underpass. The 12-car train consisted of E8A units 6905, 6902 and 6914, baggage-dormitory car 711, coaches 840, 844, 835, 834 and 3789, 10-roomette/6-double-bedroom sleeping cars 2016 ST. JOHNS RIVER and 2006 OCMULGEE RIVER, diner 3311, dome coach 1613, coach 837 and 11-bedroom sleeper 2301 ROYAL COURT. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1977 Upload Date: 10/18/2021 9:38:01 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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643 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southern E8 and SCL GP40-2 |
| Description: |
While the northbound Southern Crescent waits at the former sight of Birmingham Terminal Station a few SCL units pass on the way to Atlanta. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1978 Upload Date: 11/2/2008 3:36:46 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Gary Morris |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) SCL 1646(GP40-2) |
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1017 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Southern Crescent power at Ivy City |
| Description: |
Southern Railway E8A's lay over during the day at the Ivy City engine terminal |
| Photo Date: |
10/22/1978 Upload Date: 1/11/2010 6:08:15 PM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
Bill Wilcox |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6907(E8A) SOU 6905(E8A) SOU 6912(E8A) SOU 6914(E8A) |
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1427 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
NB CRESCENT |
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Just 10 days after Amtrak took over operation of the CRESCENT, train 20 was making its station stop at Meridian. The trains cosisted of E8A's 6909, 6913 and 6905 and nine cars: baggage-dormitory car 1406, coaches 817, 5285 and 844, coach-lounge 3850, diner 8382, and 10-6 sleepers 2002 DAN RIVER, 2860 TYE RIVER and 2862 FRENCH BROAD RIVER. Except for the Amtrak baggage-dormitory car and the ex-Southern coach-lounge, the train looks much as it did when it was the SOUTHERN CRESCENT. Cars 5285, 3850, 8382, 2860 and 2862 were lettered SOUTHERN but wore Amtrak numbers, while car 817, 844 and 2002 still had their Southern lettering and numbers. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1979 Upload Date: 10/21/2007 3:39:34 PM |
| Location: |
Meridian, MS |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6909(E8A) SOU 6913(E8A) SOU 6905(E8A) |
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2223 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
SOU E8A 6905 |
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Southern Railway E8A 6905 was being watered on the northbound CRESCENT at Meridian, Mississippi while on a 6-month lease to Amtrak. The locomotive was built in September 1951 as the 2928, and it was modified with dynamic brakes and roof-mounted air tanks in 1958. It was renumbered 6905 in 1972, was leased to Amtrak on 1 February 1979, and was shipped to Precision National Corp. on 3 November 1979. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1979 Upload Date: 10/23/2017 4:52:12 PM |
| Location: |
Meridian, MS |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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927 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Crescent, southbound, April, 1979 |
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| Photo Date: |
12/31/2005 Upload Date: 1/4/2006 10:05:54 AM |
| Location: |
Purvis, MS |
| Author: |
John Sita |
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| Locomotives: |
SOU 6905(E8A) |
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731 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southern Crescent, northbound, July, 1978 [2] |
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| Photo Date: |
12/31/2005 Upload Date: 1/3/2006 2:09:16 PM |
| Location: |
Hattiesburg, MS |
| Author: |
John Sita |
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| Locomotives: |
SOU 6910(E8A) SOU 6905(E8A) |
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1436 Comments: 0 |
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