This former NYC E7A unit #4003 was caught in the massive fomer NYC yard in Elkhart, IN. It definitely shows the lack of maintenance that occurred during the last yeats of the NYC roster. EMD, 3/1945 nee-NYC 4003 Rebuilt to E8 after wreck near Conneaut, OH on 3/27/1953, new specs - E8A, 2250 hp, weight of 34,030lb, tractive effort of 57,350 lb, EMD E8A 4045, blt 11/1951, serial #15304, Robert M. Rose slide |