@roll_the_dice posted:I hope E8's are done again. I would love a Southern Green Crescent.
A future run of E8/9s is certainly a possibility in the not-too-distant future. If the factory needs a filler project this would be a good one. Hard to tell though when an opportunity like that might present itself. The SD7/9, FT, or FL9s have also been suggested as possible filler projects.
For me personally, I'd like to see NJDOT E8s that never ran in the first run as I grew up watching those run past my house. I opted instead for Amtrak, PRR, and the ATSF one pictured based on current trains I have. However, I saw lots of Paducah E8 rebuilds up into my early teens. I even remember the Crescent E8s running in their Southern paint in commuter service for NJDOT.