SOU E8A 6901, 6905 & an AMTK E-unit - a photo on Flickriver

            Scanned 35mm Print
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Birmingham, AL in May 1979

May 28, 1979 Dad shot Amtrak's Crescent at Birmingham, AL with Southern E8A 6901 on point.  Looks like 6905 is the second unit and an unknown Amtrak E8 or E9 is the third unit.  Southern had continued to operate the Crescent independantly from Amtrak until February 1, 1979, just a little over three months before this shot.
   

Taken in: United States / Alabama / Birmingham / Northside (show map)

Taken on: May 28, 1979

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