To accommodate the larger power plant, engineers lengthened EMD's standard frame for its six-axle models by five feet. As Bob Hayden notes in his book, "Diesel Locomotives: Cyclopedia - Volume 2," instead of fabricating a special frame for the SD45, EMD simply made it standard for all s...
The cowl design reduced air resistance and allowed for troubleshooting and minor maintenance while the locomotive was in operation. It also improved safety by allowing crew members to access different locomotives while in service via access doors from the front nose and rear of the carbody, which ...
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 ...
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Not surprisingly, soon after the EA unveiling the company decided to take things a step further and develop the first true diesel locomotive road unit, capable of pulling long freights in main line service. In 1939 it came out with the FT model, the first in EMC’s F series, and one ...
In 1973/1974 Amtrak acquired its first new locomotives, a fleet of SDP40Fs totaling 150 units. They were built on the stretched frame of the FP45 but internally were essentially SD40-2s. The new units were intended to be Amtrak's primary road power. Unfortunately, they soon developed a ...
As Greg McDonnell notes in his book, "Locomotives: The Modern Diesel & Electric Reference (2nd Edition)," internally, the model was equipped with all of the components and electronics of a standard SD40-2. However, outwardly it resembled EMD's earlier FP45 of 1967/1968. In his book, "...
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...
The SD80MAC's prime mover is variant of the engine used in the SD70 series, the model 710G3ES. The engine was a 20-cylinder design, the first Electro-Motive had employed in one of its locomotives since the SD45 series of the 1960s. ...
Other notable spotting features include flush number-boards, built directly into the carbody, and four evenly-spaced portholes in place of raised number-boards and rectangular/square windows along the locomotive's periphery. Data Sheet and Specifications ...