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EMC E6

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The EMC E6 is a 2,000 horsepower A1A-A1A streamlined passenger locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation and its successor General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. The cab version, the E6A, was built from November 1939 to September 1942, with 91 produced, and the booster E6B from April 1940 to February 1942, with 26 produced. It was the seventh model in the E-unit line and, like the E3, E4 and E5, had a slanted nose. Custom variants included the single-engine EMC AA for the Missouri Pacific and the EMC AB6 power cars of the Rock Island.

Facts
Year
1939 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Status
Out of production 1
Power (kW)
1491 1
Engine
Two EMD 567 12-cylinder 1
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The EMC E6 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A, streamlined passenger train locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation

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of La Grange, Illinois
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1. EMC E6 (Wikipedia)
  • Production dates
    The cab version, E6A, was manufactured from November 1939 to September 1942
  • Power output
    The EMC E6 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW)
  • Prime mover
    two 1,000-horsepower (750 kW), 12-cylinder, model 567 engines
  • End of production
    The cab version, E6A, was manufactured from November 1939 to September 1942
  • Lead, locomotive type
    The EMC E6 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A, streamlined passenger train locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation
  • Lead, builder
    The EMC E6 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A, streamlined passenger train locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation
  • Lead, place of building
    of La Grange, Illinois
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
    The EMC E6 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A, streamlined passenger train locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation
  • In Group: American Passenger Diesel Locomotives, Lead, passenger locomotive
    The EMC E6 is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A, streamlined passenger train locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation
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EMD E-unit (Wikipedia)
is a version of the model: EMD E-unit, Lead and body, series membership
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The E3, E4, E5, and E6 had the new GM-EMC 567 purpose-designed locomotive engines, for a total of 2,000 hp (1.5 MW).
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