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EMD MP15DC

Diesel and Electric Locomotives

The EMD MP15, also called MP15DC, is a 1,500 horsepower diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1980. It had a V12 12-645E engine with a Roots blower and was 47 feet 8 inches or 48 feet 8 inches long depending on build date. It looked like the SW1500 but rode on standard Blomberg B trucks, which in EMD's view made it a road switcher capable of speeds around 60 miles per hour, and the name means Multi-Purpose locomotive, 1500 horsepower, DC generator. The alternator-equipped MP15AC arrived in 1975 and changed the name.

Facts
Year
1974 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Status
Out of production 1
Power (kW)
1119 1
Engine
EMD 12-645E 1
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Source EMD MP15DC (Wikipedia)

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Source EMD MP15DC (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
Quote, Lead, builder
The EMD MP15, sometimes referenced as MP15DC, is a 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) diesel–electric road switcher locomotive model produced by General Motors
Sources
1. EMD MP15DC (Wikipedia)
  • Production dates
    between 1974 and 1980
  • Power output
    is a 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) diesel-electric road switcher locomotive
  • Prime mover
    It was equipped with a V12 12-645E engine
  • End of production
    between 1974 and 1980
  • Lead, locomotive type
    The EMD MP15, sometimes referenced as MP15DC, is a 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) diesel-electric road switcher locomotive model produced by General Motors
  • Lead, builder
    The EMD MP15, sometimes referenced as MP15DC, is a 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) diesel-electric road switcher locomotive model produced by General Motors
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
    The EMD MP15, sometimes referenced as MP15DC, is a 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) diesel-electric road switcher locomotive model produced by General Motors
  • In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, road locomotive
    The EMD MP15, sometimes referenced as MP15DC, is a 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) diesel-electric road switcher locomotive model produced by General Motors
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