GM&O E8A (EA) 100A - a photo on Flickriver

GM&O E8A (EA) 100A

            Scanned Print from an old box-type camera
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at St. Louis, MO August 1970

A rare shot.  Gulf, Mobile & Ohio E8A 100A was originally built in 1937 as Baltimore & Ohio EA #52.  It was rebuilt into an E8A in 1958.  The unit was sold to Alston, and then later GM&O where it served out its days.  

Dad shot this one from onboard an L&N train that we rode from Dalton, GA to St. Louis, MO.  I was just a little over 10 months old at the time, so I don't remember a thing about the trip but at least I can say that I rode an L&N passenger train before Amtrak took over everything.  :)

This scan was made from a digital print created from scanning the negative.  It's a bit dark and I hope to get a better print made soon and replace this image.

Taken in: United States / Missouri / St. Louis / Downtown West (show map)

Taken on: August 6, 2007

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