EL E8A #827 - Erie Lackawanna  Contributor's Pick!       
Eastbound EL #827 crosses Broad Street in my hometown and hits the EJE/CO/GTW/EL diamond. The diamond was a pure headache for car drivers but a pure joy for railroad enthusiasts. The unit was built by EMD for the Erie in February of 1951 (bldr #12225) and kept the same number through the Erie/DLW merger. Note the signalman's shanty to the left. It has since been moved acroos the street to the Griffith Historical Society land along with the EJE tower which would be behind the unknown photographer on this day in 1971.
Date: 11/24/1971 Location: Griffith, IN Views: 460 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: EL 827(E8A)    Author:  Gary Everhart
EL E8A #827 - Erie Lackawanna
Picture Categories: Roster,Action This picture is part of album:  Erie Lackawanna E8A's
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Name Type Comments Date
Fred Stuckmann General Sweet acquisitions Gary. 11/1/2015 4:46:03 PM
David Larrabee General Oh that one's a dandy!! Thanks Gary! /Dave 11/1/2015 5:32:16 PM
Tom Beckett General As you know, Griffith was quite the place in those days. I could cry to look at it now-as I could with North Judson. 11/2/2015 4:44:22 AM
Robert Farkas General Those were beautiful locomotives - What a railfanning location! 11/4/2015 9:19:14 PM

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