Conrail E8A Office Car Special Scheme
Background
The E8 was a 2,250-horsepower (1,678 kW), A1A-A1A passenger-train locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois. A total of 450 cab versions, or E8As, were built from August 1949 to January 1954. They were used to haul passenger trains until the 70s, when they were re-geared for freight service and wound up in the fleet of Conrail. Amtrak used E8s until the late 70s. Conrail had many E8s used for freight service, but some were painted in a special scheme and used to pull business trains.
This locomotive is compatible with all ESS-2 and WABSIM equipped trains and rolling stock. I recommend subscribing to the linked Conrail Office Car Special passenger cars if you want something to pull.
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Open the electrical cabinet and turn on the HEP RELAY and BATTERY BREAKER switches, as well as the four breaker switches on the left. In the engineer’s seat, flip on the three switches on the left of the control stand- GENERATOR FIELD, FUEL PUMPS, and CAB LIGHT. Head into the engine room and find the engine control panels. Turn on the ENGINE RUN/ISOLATE, PRIME MOVER SYSTEMS, and AUX FUEL PUMP switches and then hold the starter until RPM > 200. Repeat this step for both engines and head back into the cab.
-If the engine is operating as a single or leading unit… Turn on the ENGINE RUN switch on the control stand. On the floor, turn on the automatic brakes cut-in switch. Release the independent brake, and you’re good to go. -If the engine is operating as trailing unit in MU operations… Grab a cable from the electrical cabinet and use it to connect the leading locomotive to the trailing locomotive(s). MU cable anchors are located on the nose and tail of each locomotive and are painted red. In the trailing locomotive, ensure the reverser is set to neutral, ENGINE RUN switch is off, automatic brakes are cut out, and all brakes (including the independent) are released. You can also use the headlight controller in the electrical cabinet if you want the trailing locomotive’s lights to work but it isn’t needed.
Top Speed: 107MPH Cost: $156,461 Mass: 10323 Fuel: 12820
Credit to Scxeech for the E8 shell. This website[www.the-boring-the-adoring.com] also helped a lot when it came to finding blueprints and specifications.
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