Regional Transportation Authority or RTA EMD E8A 522

[Great-Northern-Willmar Div]

One of my earlier tries at an RTA unit.

I used the Plano etched louvers on the body on this unit but the brown stripe hides them.

Also my photography on this build was horrible.

[slowfreight]

This is one of 3 that had the cap-type fans in the center fan section. The longer I pored over my photos, the more variations I found in these things.

522 pulled extended duty over on the CSS. IIRC, that was why you liked it, no?

[Great-Northern-Willmar Div]

Jan 28, 2015 20:19:22 GMT -8 slowfreight said:

This is one of 3 that had the cap-type fans in the center fan section. The longer I pored over my photos, the more variations I found in these things.

522 pulled extended duty over on the CSS. IIRC, that was why you liked it, no?

That is correct. I rode behind it in the morning and ahead of it in the evening. South Shore used the RTA diesels in the opposite of CNW, BN, etc. Reason? The RTA units made good snow plows when Lake Michigan is burying Northwest Indiana!