Amtrak Photo Archive
an unofficial Amtrak site

the E8B,E-9B
including heater cars, HEP cars made from E-9Bs

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  E8B  Location & Information  Date  Photo Credit
 1371 ex UP 932B built Feb 1953 -
in Nov 1973 it was leased to Amtrak as 1371 in May 1973? (info does not match photos) sold to Amtrak and became 371 in November 1973
It was retired by Amtrak in June 1974, then sold on May 28 1975 for scrap to Naporano Iron & Metal, Newark, NJ 		June 1972   from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
         
370  Los Angles CA
ex-UP 927B
built Jun 1950 - in July 1971 it was sold to Amtrak renumbered 370 in July 1971; painted to full Amtrak paint in January 1973, it was retired by Amtrak in July 1974 and then sold for scrap to
Naporano Iron & Metal Newark NJ May 28, 1975
 March 7, 1973  Mel Lawrence
  371      
372  Sacramento CA
ex-UP 940B Built March 1953,
in May 1971 it was leased to Amtrak, Sold to Amtrak 372 in October 1971,
it was retired by Amtrak in June 1974,
it was sold for scrap May 28 1975 to Naporano Iron & Metal, Newark, N.J.
 March 20,1974  David Stanley
  373 ex UP 941B - built Mar 1953
Leased to Amtrak as 1373 in in May 1972, it was sold to Amtrak in November 1973; retired by Amtrak in February 1974; sold on May 28 1975 for scrap to Naporano Iron & Metal, Newark, N.J. 		   
  374

ex-UP 948B was built Apr 1953
In May 1971 it was leased to Amtrak then sold to Amtrak in October 1971

retired in June 1974

Sold for scrap on
May 28, 1975 to
Naporano Iron & Metal

   
E9B
1456 ex-UP 952B Built May 1954 Leased to Amtrak 1456 in May 1971; sold to Amtrak in November 1973; rebuilt by ICG-Paducah to unpowered steam generator car 1918; renumbered to Amtrak 668; sold to Providence & Worcester 51 in April 1983  June 1972  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 
450  Chicago IL
ex-MILW 32B
  June 1974  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 451 California?
ex-MILW 34B
  March 1976  R.H.Lehmuth
452  California?
ex-MILW 35B
  November 1974  RH Lehmuth
452      from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 
453 ex-UP 911B built Dec 1962
Leased to Amtrak in May 1971
sold to Amtrak in Oct 1971

retired in Nov 1974
sold for scrap to Aaron Ferer & Son, Omaha, Neb., in June 1976.		    from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 
 454 ex-UP 912B Built Dec 1963 Leased to Amtrak in July 1971;

Sold to Amtrak in June 1972; Retired June 25, 1974 sold to Precision National Corp., Mount Vernon IL in June 1976 and scrapped.		     from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
455 ex-951B built May 1954
Sold to Amtrak in July 1972 retired by Sept 30 1974
sold for scrap June 1976 to Aaron Ferer & Son,
Omaha, NE		     from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
  456 ex-UP 952B
Built May 1954
Leased to Amtrak as 1456 in May 1971;

Sold to Amtrak in Nov 1973

Rebuilt by ICG-Paducah to unpowered steam generator car 1918; renumbered to Amtrak 668;

sold to Providence & Worcester 51 in April 1983.		    
457 ex-UP 954B
Built May 1954
Sold to Amtrak in Sept 1972

Renumbered Amtrak 476 in mid 1977; retired by 1980; sold to Precision National Corp., Mount Vernon, IL, in June 1981 and scrapped.		   from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
    ex-UP 956B
Built June 1954
Sold to Amtrak in Sept 1972
Retired May 14 1974
Sold in May 1976 to Auto Train Corp. for conversion to steam generator car 		   
461  Sacramento CA
ex-UP 959B
Built June 1954
Sold to Amtrak in July 1972
Retired May 29, 1974
Sold for scrap to Naporano Iron & Metal in May 1976		  March 16, 1974  Mel Lawrence
 462 ex-UP 961B was sold to Amtrak 462 in July 1972
Retired Sept 30 1974
Sold for scrap to Aaron Ferer & Son, Omaha, NE
in June 1976 		  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 
464 ex-UP 964B was sold to Amtrak in July 1972

Retired 29 May 29 1974

Sold for scrap to Naporano Iron & Metal, Newark, NJ in May 1976 		  Paul Hunnell
 465 ex-UP 965B was sold to Amtrak in July 1972;

Retired in late 1974

sold to Precision National Corp. in Mount Vernon, IL in June 1976 and scrapped.		     from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
  466 ex-UP 966B was sold to Amtrak in September 1972 Retired on May 25 1974

Rebuilt by ICG-Paducah to unpowered Amtrak steam generator car 1920, late 1975

Renumbered to 670 in mid-1977

Sold to Heart of Dixie Chapter, NRHS, in May 1983

sold to UP in February 1995 stored at Cheyenne, WY as part of heritage fleet 		   
467

ex-UP 967B was sold to Amtrak in July 1972;

Retired 16 June 16, 1974

Rebuilt by ICG-Paducah to unpowered Amtrak steam generator car 1921, late 1975

Renumbered to 671 in
mid-1977

sold to Michigan Northern as their 671 in May 1983

Now August 2008
After 18 months of hard work by the Horicon shop forces in their spare time, WSOR 102 has rolled out of the shop fully operational with a fresh new paint job. WSOR 102 was originally built for the Union Pacific as their UP 967B in September of 1955. The locomotive ended up on Amtrak, with prime movers stripped out and converted to a steam generator car. WSOR stripped out the prime movers and electrical gear from a former MARC E9 and transferred to WSOR 102 to return it to an operational E9B. When teamed up with WSORs two E9A’s, the trio become the only true fully operational E9 A-B-A set in the U.S. The units will be used for executive specials.

     from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
468

ex-970B was sold to Amtrak 468 in September 1972; Retired August 4 1974
Rebuilt by ICG-Paducah to unpowered steam generator car 1919 in late 1975 and renumbered 669 mid-1977

it was sold to Alaska Railroad as their P7
in January 1982

Sold to Feather River Railroad Society,
Portola, CA In 1989

Donated to UP in December 1990 and rebuilt by VMV with a single 16 cylinder, 2000 horsepower EMD 645 engine in April 1993;
renumbered to 963B in April 1993; in service as UP 963B, as part of the heritage fleet.

Wow - full circle!

  April 1974   from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
468  Chicago IL
became Steam Generator Car 669 in 1975		  May 24, 1974  Paul Hunnell
468  Paducah KY
With the plywood in the windows, this shot is probably just before conversion to a steam Generator car.
After 669 it was renumbered 1919		  August 7, 1975  JL Peffery
  469 ex-UP 971B was leased to Amtrak 1469 in May 1972

Sold to Amtrak Nov 1973
Retired 19 June 19 1974
Rebuilt by ICG-Paducah to unpowered steam generator car 1917 in late 1975

renumbered to 667 in
mid-1977

sold to Golden Arrow Tours (in Illinois) in May 1983.		    
470 ex-UP 972B was leased to Amtrak in July 1972

sold to Amtrak 470 in November 1973;

retired by Amtrak by 1980 - sold to Precision National Corp., Mount Vernon, IL in June 1981 and scrapped		     from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
  471 ex-MILW 31B    
  472 ex-MILW 33B    
 
  473  Chicago IL
Built 4/56 ex AMT 450; MILW 32B, 202B
    
474  Spokane WA
Built 4/56 ex-AMT 451; MILW 34B, 204B 		 Feb 12, 1979  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 475 Built 4/56 ex-AMT 452; MILW 35B, 205B     from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
  476 Built 5/54 ex-AMT 457; UP 954B    
     400(E9A), 472, 475, 476 converted to fuel tenders 1981?    



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This archive was first accessed August 1996
Updated November 14, 2014