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Owner: Conrail
Model:EMD E8ABuilt As:NYC 4063 (E8A)
Serial Number:18346Order No:6515
Frame Number:6515-A2Built:6/1953
Notes:Ex-PC, Exx-NYC
Other locos with this serial:  PC 4063(E8A) CR 4063(E8A)
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Conrail E8A 4063
Title:  Conrail E8A 4063
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1978  Upload Date: 11/13/2018 6:40:41 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Bill Folsom
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
CR 4063
Title:  CR 4063
Description:  CR 4063 at the Pennsy yard at 59th Street
Photo Date:  6/24/1978  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 8:48:09 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
CR 4063
Title:  CR 4063
Description:  CR 4063 at the Pennsy yard at 59th Street
Photo Date:  6/24/1978  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 8:48:35 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  351   Comments: 2
CR E8 4063
Title:  CR E8 4063
Description:  Conrail E8 4063 arriving at Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in July, 1978, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Number 4063 was built in June 1953 as NYC E8 4063 (c/n 18346) on EMD Order 6515, became PC 4063, then CR 4063.

Unfortunately, I will have to speculate on a couple of pieces of information. This photo is the result of having film left over in the camera while I was taking the film to a lab for processing from a job I just finished. I popped off a couple of frames on the Roosevelt Road overpass at the Chicago Union Station (CUS) south throat approach. No harm done, the entire strip of film had to be processed anyway, why waste the film? I believe this is an ex-NYC E-8 of the same road number. I believe this is the "Valpo", a former PRR commuter train between Valparaiso, Indiana and Chicago. In 1965, there were two PRR trains each way, every day. If it were a PRR train, it would be either #453 (arriving at CUS at 7:05AM) or #455 (arriving at CUS at 7:30AM). I do not know the CR train numbers. Conrail took over the PRR/PC commuter trains in Chicago. The only Chicago commuter line entirely discontinued in those years was the old Pennsylvania Railroad line to Valparaiso, Indiana. During most of the PRR years GP7's and GP9's were used. But during Penn Central operation in the early and mid 1970's, prior to Conrail's takeover of PC, E8's were used. Amtrak assumed responsibility of the service in 1979, service was discontinued in 1991. The yard on the left is the former PRR coach yard, and the empty yard on the right is the former CB&Q, at this date, the BN coach yard. If this is a weekday, it will soon be choked with bi-level stainless steel commuter coaches.

Photo Date:  7/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/3/2011 11:42:07 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  890   Comments: 4
CR GP9 7301
Title:  CR GP9 7301
Description:  Conrail GP9 7301 and E8 4063 on Train No. 456, The Valpo, also known as The Dummy, at about 16th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in July 1978, Fujichrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  7/1/1978  Upload Date: 10/16/2015 1:36:14 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  CR 7301(GP9) CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
CR 4063
Title:  CR 4063
Description:  CR 4063, at 59th Street
Photo Date:  7/15/1978  Upload Date: 9/6/2017 8:41:41 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  289   Comments: 0
AMTK F40PHR 260
Title:  AMTK F40PHR 260
Description:  Amtrak F40PHR 260 at about 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1978, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/1/1978  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 2:22:16 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 260(F40PHR) CR 4063(E8A) AMTK 545(SDP40F)
Views:  828   Comments: 0
AMTK 63
Title:  AMTK 63
Description:  Amtrak ANF Turbo 63 at 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1978, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Admittedly a poor exposure, but the background is interesting.
Photo Date:  8/1/1978  Upload Date: 12/10/2013 12:54:10 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 63(Turboliner) AMTK 545(SDP40F) CR 4063(E8A) AMTK 260(F40PHR)
Views:  928   Comments: 3
CR 4063
Title:  CR 4063
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/1978  Upload Date: 3/13/2008 6:56:06 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  1074   Comments: 0
CR 4063
Title:  CR 4063
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/7/1978  Upload Date: 12/30/2015 1:28:44 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  787   Comments: 0
Conrail 4063
Title:  Conrail 4063
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/12/1980  Upload Date: 6/5/2008 3:58:18 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
CR 4063
Title:  CR 4063
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/10/1981  Upload Date: 4/20/2015 9:39:36 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4063(E8A)
Views:  228   Comments: 0


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