Photograph of the Wabash R.R. EMD Model E-8A diesel locomotive #1009 in a blue paint scheme. The man in the photograph is John Day and this picture was taken in 1956 in Decatur IL.
This is the oral history of John Day. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on November 29, 1977. The interview includes his time in an English orphanage, growing up in Canada, and his work with the Wabash Railroad.