co-e8s-on-the-georgehttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/co-e8s-on-the-george/C&O E8’s on “the George” | Classic Trains MagazineClassic Trains magazine celebrates the 'golden years of railroading' including the North American railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers.https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20140515.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2021-01-062014-05-1543643
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