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EMD E8-A Diesel Locomotive
Amtrak
No. 5121-T Powered -1974 Release
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
No. 5121-H Powered
No. 5121-HD Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Burlington Northern
No. 5121-J Powered
No. 5121-JD Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Chesapeake & Ohio
No. 5121-C Powered
No. 5121-CD Non-Powered
EMD E8-A Diesel Locomotive
Erie-Lackawanna
No. 5121-K Powered -1974 Release
No. 5121-KD Non-Powered
A mid 1974 addition to the AHM E8-A roster was a group of four new roadnames
(Amtrak, Erie-Lackwanna, Milwaukee Road, and Southern Pacific). The retail in '74 for this model was $21.98 for a powered
example.
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Illinois Central
No. 5121-D Powered
No. 5121-DD Non-Powered
EMD E8-A Diesel Locomotive
Milwaukee Road
No. 5121-M Powered -1974 Release
No. 5121-MD Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Northern Pacific
No. 5121-F Powered
No. 5121-FD Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Pennsylvania -Brunswick Green
No. 5121-S Powered
No. 5121-SD Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Pennsylvania -Tuscan Red
No. 5121-R Powered
No. 5121-RD Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Santa Fe
No. 5121-P Powered
No. 5121-PD Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Southern
No. 5121-N Powered
No. 5121-ND Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Southern Pacific
No. 5121-N Powered -1974 Release
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Union Pacific
No. 5121-E Powered
No. 5121-ED Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Wabash
No. 5121-B Powered
No. 5121-BD Non-Powered
EMD E-8A Diesel Locomotive
Simulated Gold
No. 5126 Powered -$19.98
Announced in AHM's 1967-68 Catalog as coming for the
Fall of 1967, EMD'S famous passenger loco was introduced in five roadnames(P.R.R., Wabash, C&O, IC, and UP) with a suggested
list price of $14.95. The C&O illustration found on this page is taken from AHM's 1967-68 catalog.
The
model is listed by AHM as an E-8, but also noted as an E-9 in some catalogs. Spoting differences between the two prototypes
are such that AHM was able to label this unit as either an E-8 or E-9.
Rivarossi in Italy made the E-8A for AHM. In later years, Rivarossi sold
this model under its own name in the United States. To my knowledge, AHM never offered the E-8 B-unit. This B-unit
was introduced in the '80s, following Rivarossi's departure from the AHM line.
As is my practice, I do not speculate with respect to stock numbers/releases.
The Non-Powered E-units listed above are all that I have found actually documented by AHM in product listings. Adding
a "D" to the end of the stock number was AHM's method for noting a dummy example. The Dummy E-8A sold for $12.98 in
1977. Powered examples are listed at $24.98 each in '77.
In April 1981, Con-Cor announced in an ad in Model Railroader magazine they would
be releasing a group of matching E8 A-units (one powered and one dummy) for $89.98. Three new roadnames are listed:
MoPac Colorado Eagle (#900); Great Northern Empire Builder (#901); and New York Central 20th Century Limited (#902).
The ad states Con-Cor is importing 500 of each set from Rivarossi in Italy.
A limited supply of paired E8's featuring the prior AHM roadanames are also listed
at $79.98.
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