New York Central No. 8618

Strasburg Rail Road No. 8618 is a General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SW8 switcher diesel locomotive that was built in 1952 under serial number 16193.
The unit originally operated as New York Central Railroad No. 9618. Throughout it's working life it has also seen service as Lewisburg & Buffalo Creek Railroad No. 1500, Larry's Truck & Electric (LTEX) No. 8618, and Conrail No. 8618.
No. 8618 has now been operating at the Strasburg Rail Road since 2009 being used for freight service and the rare occasional excursion service.
==Trivia==
*The locomotive is sometimes modified to resemble the character "Mavis" for the railroads "Day Out With Thomas" events.
*On November 2, 2022 it towed Norfolk and Western No. 475 after a serious accident at Leaman Place Junction.
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