C&O E8’s on “the George”

C&O E8’s on “the George”

By Angela Cotey | May 15, 2014

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


Two brand-new E8’s are in charge of the westbound George Washington at Hampton, Va., on Sept. 12, 1951. C&O bought 31 E8’s from EMD between 1951 and ’53, the first 10 of which wore the blue-and-yellow “freight” livery seen here.
Bill Taub photo

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