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6/8/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Penn Central
Model:EMD E8ABuilt As:PRR 5798 (E8A)
Serial Number:15663Order No:6354
Frame Number:6354-A16Built:6/1952
Notes:PC Class E8A; ex-PRR 5798
Other locos with this serial:  NJT 4258(E8A) PC 4258(E8A) NJDOT 4258(E8A) CTVX 4258(E8A) NJTR 4253(E8A) PRR 5798(E8A) OHIC 4258(E9A)
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PC 4258, E8A, 1968
Title:  PC 4258, E8A, 1968
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a nighttime time exposure via Bob Lorenz that was taken at the Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1968. Shown here (L to R) is Penn Central engine #4258 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #4258 is an E8A constructed for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "5798" in June of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4258" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  11/14/1968  Upload Date: 6/1/2025 12:01:53 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PC 4258(E8A)
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