Re: PC: RE: HO PC/AMT Modelling Question -Reply

[alcoman <alcoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Umm Bill

DO you mean the e8 that is at the National NYC museum

If you think it is check out http://NYCRRmuseum.Railfan.net/ I think I
found the one you were thinking about

it was NYC #4085, and it was the lead locomotive on the last 20th Century
Limited when it left Chicago for NYC for the last time on 12/3/67


On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Bill K wrote:

> I've seen some reports of an unidentified, very beat former Amtrak E8 in
> New Orleans or another southern city, could the 496 have somehow escaped
> scrapping?  
> 
> Also, there is an E8 in Indiana someplace in full PC paint, rotting away,
> with pictures online.  wish I still had the url on that one - 
> 
> Bill's Syracuse rail page 
>  
> http://www.dreamscape.com/pontiac/rail.html
> 
> ----------
> : From: KEMACPRR -AT- aol.com
> : To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com
> : Subject: Re: PC: RE: HO PC/AMT Modelling Question -Reply
> : Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 12:29 AM
> : 
> : The 5 E-8 units converted to HEP by PC were all Ex PRR units. Of the 5
> : originals 4 still exist Conrail 4020 was AMT 498 ex PRR 5809. The 4021
> was AMT
> : 499 ex PRR 5711. The AMT 496 was scrapped. The 495 and 497 became the
> Blue
> : Mtn. and Reading  5706 and 5898 both were repainted in thePRR  5 stripe
> scheme
> : and returned to their original numbers.   Not sure what the original #
> was on
> : the 496. 
> :                                                                   Ken
> McCorry
> 
> 
> 

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