Description

Due in the UK Spring 2024. Price may be subject to currency fluctuations - you have the right to cancel if it changes more than £5 in either direction.

Important

This item uses Train Trax's website pre-order function.  For simplicity of processing, each product will need to be placed on a seperate pre-order as they will probably arrive at different times. If more than one pre-order does arrive at a similar time then it will be possible to combine shipping charges.

Add to your basket as normal. You can then choose to provide card details to be held securely by the preferred payment provider 'Stripe' ready for when the item arrives. You will not be charged until despatch. 

If you don't want to provide card details up-front, please choose 'Pay Later'. This just enables me to receive details of your order and no payment needs to be made at this time. You will receive an acknowledgment of your order. I will send an invoice when your order is passing through UK Customs, you can then pay the invoice online using any card or BACS.

You may see the item marked in stock on my website, this merely indicates I have pre-ordered sufficient stock to fulfil your order.

Non UK Customers: UK VAT will be automatically deducted from your invoice, you will however be liable for any taxes in your country.

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Prototype Information:

The E8 and E9 diesel locomotives share the similar “bulldog nose” carbody style as the shorter, more popular F7 and were powered by two separate 12-cylinder prime movers (i.e., diesel engines) capable of producing 2250/2400 hp. E8 and E9 locomotives also rode on A-1-A trucks (powered axle-idler axle-powered axle), resulting in an exceptionally smooth ride favored by crews. The E8 and E9 were produced in both A-units and cabless B-units; the A-units were usually built to railroad specification of either single or dual headlight and freight or passenger pilot. Like the F3 and F7 of the same time period, the E8 and E9 were utilized in both passenger and freight service.

Amtrak E8A Phase I

- When Amtrak started operation in 1971, Amtrak did not have its own vehicles, and just like passenger cars, various railway locomotives were taken over and operated with the same paint, but from 1972, most of the vehicles were painted Amtrak. Repainted (Phase I) E8A was repainted as well.
- The Amtrak paint (Phase I) was nicknamed the "Bloody Nose" because of its light gray bodywork with Amtrak's "Pointless Arrow" logo on the side and red paint on the front nose.
- At the time Amtrak didn't name the body paint, but model railroad builders called the first paint scheme Phase I, and used Roman numerals to number all subsequent phases. It was a.
- Later, Amtrak adopted the phase numbering scheme as official terminology.

*The image is the old product. The car number is different.