EMD E8: RTA and Metra
EMD E8: RTA and Metra
RTA and Metra E8 Locomotives
Commuter rail services in and around Chicago were struggling in the 1970s, and with the transition of individual inter-city routes being absorbed and taken over by the government-controlled Amtrak, there was a similar push for commuter rail lines to be taken over. In 1974, the RTA, or Regional Transportation Agency, was formed to manage commuter rail, bus lines, and rapid transit, within the Chicago Area. They would slowly take control over various commuter rail routes, from railroads such as the Burlington Route, the Rock Island Line, the Milwaukee Road, and of course, the Chicago and North Western. And finally, in the summer of 1985, the Metra brand was created to unify and market commuter rail services to and from Chicago.
This pack includes four repaints of themeatballhero’s fantastic E8 locomotives, two in RTA blue, with orange-red and brown striping, and two in Metra’s blue and red.
Here are the skins and their eras:
RTA 513 -1974
RTA 519 -1974
Metra 515 -1985
Metra 521 -1985
This is essentially a functional continuation of my previous reskin of Chicago and North Western E8 locomotives, as many ex-CNW E8 locomotives saw use with RTA, and later, Metra.
Required items:
EMD E8
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