E8 on freight train

[David Boeschen]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Slide-MP-Missouri-Pacific-Lines-E8A-38-1-W-Freight-Train-In-1968/402245916112?hash=item5da7b995d0:g:Y9UAAOSwDVVepktd

Interesting photo. Fort Worth, eastbound just east of Tower 55, passing over the I-35W underpass. The first car in this train appears to be one of those aircraft cars.

I had not seen evidence before of an E unit being assigned to freight service, although it wouldn’t have surprised me. By the way, the engine in the photo is labeled as the 38, but I believe this is actually the 36, which would have been a T&P unit. Much more likely.

RG7

[anonymous]

If you look at the enlargement of the photo on the eBay page, it clearly shows 36, so you are right.

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