E22 is an EP-1A GE motor rebuilt for passenger service in the 1950s. Wt: 658,500 lbs total / 523,500 lbs on drivers. TE: 43,100 continuous, 60,000 hourly, 75 mph max.

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E22 is an EP-1A GE motor rebuilt for passenger service in the 1950s. Wt: 658,500 lbs total / 523,500 lbs on drivers. TE: 43,100 continuous, 60,000 hourly, 75 mph max. When the Olympian was discontinued in 1961, this motor returned to freight service. Retired in 1968 and scrapped in 1973. This is the eastbound Olympian Hiawatha train 16 a short distance south of Seattle Union Station. Departure was at 330PM. The Hi was pulled backward from Tacoma into Seattle Union Station. The white building in the background is now Harborview Medical Center. In 1958, it was King County hospital.

JL Hunt photo

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