This it did with the unveiling of the EA model in 1937, the first in a long line of passenger diesel locomotive designs that would come to be known as the E series. Not surprisingly, soon after the EA unveiling the company decided to take things a step further and develop the first tru...
As an F-model variant, the FL9 was the very last produced in the series with the final locomotive, #2059, rolling out of EMD's McCook, Illinois plant in November, 1960. This locomotive solved a crucial need for the New Haven. As Brian Solomon notes in his book, "Electro-Motive: E-...
The EMD F SeriesFeatures the F-unit series of locomotives from Electro-Motive Division in the U.S.Picariello, RichModel Railroader
The F9 was the fifth model in GM-EMD's highly successful "F" series of cab unit diesel locomotivesEMD-F9是一台1750马力(1300)千瓦的电传动内燃机车 制造于1953——1960 它吸取了F7的优点F9也在加拿大的General Motors Diesel at their London, Ontario plant.建造了100台 本楼含有高级字体5楼2012-...
and on through the age of today's ""superpower"" locomotives. From the earliest 1920s railcars to the iconic mid-century F units, workhorse GP and SD locomotives, and Dash series; to the company's race with its chief competitor, General Electric, to reach 6,000 horsepower, EMD's comp...
American locomotives EMD 710 Series EMD 265 Series History Purge Talk (0) Bio[] TheEMD(Electro Motive Division)SD90MACis a type of six-axle, AC-traction, 16-cylinder, 6,000hp to 4,300hp diesel locomotive produced from 1995 to 2000. It was one of the very first standard, high-powered...
The F7 was the fourth model in GM-EMD’s highly successful F-unit series, and was for a long time (until the introduction of the EMD SD40-2 freight unit) was the best selling Diesel-electric locomotive ever made. Model Information: The Kato EMD F7 comes in both A and B (cabless) ...
The bell is a surprise. You’ll find it mounted sideways on the fireman’s side of the cab, looking like somebody just took it off a steam locomotive. The most obvious differences with the GP series are under the frame and on the roof. Right behind the cab you’ll see so-called “...
The development of the GP50 and GP60 series (B-B) the SD50 and SD60 series (C-C) locomotives (all of these being 16 cylinders; EMD formerly offered 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) in a 20-cylinder model, the SD45, but it had a reputation for being a fuel guzzler, although the ...
Sales for the more later, and more powerful, F9 dropped precipitously as the industry realized a handsome freight locomotive mattered little in paying the bills. Instead, EMD's utilitarian road-switcher series, the General Purpose (GP) and Special Duty (SD) saw increasingly more success through...