Rock Island O Scale Premier E-8 ABA Diesel Engine Set - With Proto-Sound 2.0

Built in the early '50s, the E-8 was one of the most popular of EMD's E-series locomotives. Sporting one of the last of EMD's "Bulldog" nose shapes popularized in the 1940s, the 6,750 hp E-8 ABA set-up routinely pulled passenger trains on most major express routes at speeds up to 100 mph. Unfortunately, the drastic decline in passenger service during the 1960s led the railroads to abandon the streamlined beauties from the mid-century in favor of the more utilitarian general-purpose locomotives that dominated the railroad landscape for the next 20 years.

M.T.H. gives fans of four of the nation's most famous railroads a chance to return to the glory days of U.S. passenger service. These beautiful streamlined ABA engines will look great pulling varnish on your layout.

Pull-out fact: The 2250 hp E-8 was one of a long line of EMD engines, including the BL2 and F-3, to use the 567-series prime mover.