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Atlantic Coast Line

Electro-Motive Passenger Diesels

500, E3A, was built in November 1939, #956.  It was rebuilt in March 1953 as E8AM, and became Seaboard Coast Line 574 on July 1967.  It was sold as National Railway Passenger Corp 232 in July 1972.

501, E6A, Class DEP, was built in November 1939, #959.  It was built as E3A but it was wrecked before it was delivered.  It was rebuilt as E6A.  It became SCL 501 in July 1967 and retired in 1970.  It was sold to Glenn Monhart and restored as ACL 501.  It was sold to North Carolina Department of Transportation in 1998 and leased to North Carolina Transportation Museum.

514, E6A, Class DEP, was built in January 1941, #1154.  It became SCL 514 in July 1967.

515, E6A, Class DEP, was built in January 1941, #1155.  It became SCL 515 in July 1967 and sold to Precision Engineering Co.  It was scrapped in April 1970.

520, E6A, Class DEP, was built in March 1942, #1558.  It became SCL 520 in July 1967.

532, E7A, Class DEP, was built on June 10, 1946, #3408.  It was wrecked and rebuilt in July 1953 as E8AM.  It became SCL 575 on July 1967   It was sold as Amtrak 233 in July 1972 and renumbered 444.

548, E8A, Class DEP, was built in January 1950, #9186.  It became SCL 579 in August 1967 and sold as Amtrak 237 in July 1972. 

554, E8A, was built in May 1951, #14284, as Missouri-Kansas-Texas 132.  It was rebuilt by Electro-Motive in November 1957 and renumbered 54-C in 1958.  It was sold to Preicision Engineering Co in 1966 and sold as ACL 554 in 1966 and became SCL 585 in July 1967.  It was sold as Amtrak 243 in July 1972 and retired on June 20, 1974.

556, E8A. was built in May 1951, #14287, as MKT 135.  It was renumbered 56-A in 1958 and sold to Precision Engineering Co in 1966.  It was sold as ACL 556 in 1966 and became SCL 587 in July 1967.  It was sold as Amtrak 245 in July 1972 and retired on May 22, 1974.  It was sold for scrap in September 1975 to Naporano Iron & Metal.

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