4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (
1,435 mm)
Trucks | Blomberg B |
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Wheel diameter | 40 in (1,016 mm) |
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Minimum curve | 23° (250.79 ft or 76.44 m radius) |
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Wheelbase | 43 ft (13.11 m) |
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Length | 55 ft 2+1⁄4 in (16.82 m) |
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Width | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
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Height | 15 ft (4.57 m) |
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Loco weight | 260,000 lb (120,000 kg) |
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Fuel capacity | 1,200 US gal (4,500 L; 1,000 imp gal) |
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Prime mover | EMD 16-567C |
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RPM range | 800 |
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Engine type | V16 Two-stroke diesel |
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Aspiration | Roots-type supercharger |
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Displacement | 9,072 cu in (148.66 L) |
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Generator | EMD D-12 |
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Traction motors | (4) EMD D-37 |
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Cylinders | 16 |
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Cylinder size | 8+1⁄2 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm) |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | 65–105 mph (105–169 km/h) |
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Power output | 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW) |
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Locale | North America, Saudi Arabia |
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The EMD FP9 is an American 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW), B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling diesel locomotive that was produced between February 1954 and December 1959 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division, and General Motors Diesel. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant, except for Canadian orders, which were assembled by Canadian subsidiary GMD at London, Ontario. The FP9 was essentially EMD's F9 locomotive extended by 4 feet (1.2 m) to give greater steam generator and water capacity for hauling passenger trains. A total of 90 cab-equipped lead A units were built; unlike the freight series, no cabless booster B units were sold. Regular F9B units were sometimes used with FP9 A units, since they, lacking cabs, had more room for water and steam generators. The FP9 and its predecessor, the FP7, were offshoots of GM-EMD's highly successful F-unit series of cab unit diesel locomotives.[1]
Original buyers
Locomotives built by EMD at La Grange, Illinois
Locomotives built by GMD at London, Ontario
Railroad | Quantity FP9 | Quantity F9B (where ordered with FP9) | Road numbers FP9 | Road numbers F9B | Notes |
Canadian National Railways | 43 | 38 | 6500–6542 | 6600–6637 | Model FP9ARM, 15 units were rebuilt in the 1980s with EMD 645C power up to 1800 HP. |
Canadian Pacific Railway | 11 | 8 | 1405–1415 | 1900–1907 | |
Totals | 54 | 46 | | | |
See also
- Trains portal
References
- ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 98. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
Bibliography
- Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and North Western Power. Burbank, California: Superior Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 0-87564-715-4.
- Lamb, J. Parker (2007). Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive. Railroads Past and Present. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34863-0.
- Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years: A Guide to Diesels Built Before 1972. Railroad Reference Series. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-258-2.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
- Schafer, Mike (1998). Vintage Diesel Locomotives. Enthusiast Color Series. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7603-0507-2.
- Solomon, Brian (2000). The American Diesel Locomotive. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7603-0666-6.
- Solomon, Brian (2005). EMD F-Unit Locomotives. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press. ISBN 978-1-58007-192-5.
- Solomon, Brian (2006). EMD Locomotives. St. Paul, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-2396-0.
- Solomon, Brian (2010). Vintage Diesel Power. Minneapolis, Minnesota: MBI Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7603-3795-0.
- Solomon, Brian (2011). Electro-Motive E-Units and F-Units: The Illustrated History of North America's Favorite Locomotives. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4007-3.
- Solomon, Brian (2012). North American Locomotives: A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4370-8.
- Wilson, Jeff (1999). F Units: The Diesels That Did It. Golden Years of Railroading. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-374-9.
External links
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