EMD E-units were a line of passenger streamliner diesel locomotives built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division and its predecessor the Electro-Motive Corporation, with final assembly at La Grange, Illinois. Production ran from May 1937 to December 1963, with 1,294 units. The name refers to the model numbers, which all began with E, a letter that originally stood for eighteen hundred horsepower, the output of the earliest model. The first EA/EB, E1 and E2 used twin 900 horsepower Winton engines in each unit, and the E3 to E6 had the purpose-designed 567 engine for about 2,000 horsepower. Units could be bought with a cab as A units or without as B boosters, and railroads usually bought ABA or ABB sets. Standardized production of their own design let the E-units mark the arrival of economies of scale in passenger diesel power.
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were a line of passenger train streamliner diesel locomotives built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and its predecessor the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC)
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Final assembly for all E-units was in La Grange, Illinois.
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Production ran from May 1937, to December, 1963 with 1,294 units produced.
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EMD E-units were a line of passenger train streamliner diesel locomotives
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were a line of passenger train streamliner diesel locomotives built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and its predecessor the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC)
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Final assembly for all E-units was in La Grange, Illinois.
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were a line of passenger train streamliner diesel locomotives built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and its predecessor the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC)
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EMD E-units were a line of passenger train streamliner diesel locomotives
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EMD E-units were a line of passenger train streamliner diesel locomotives
has versions: EMC E1, Lead and body, series membership
The EA/EB, E1, and E2 models were powered by twin 900 hp Winton 201A V-12 engines in each power unit.
has versions: EMC E2, Lead and body, series membership
The EA/EB, E1, and E2 models were powered by twin 900 hp Winton 201A V-12 engines in each power unit.
has versions: EMC E3, Lead and body, series membership
The E3 introduced the 567 series engine, which would power all later E units, the 567 being a mechanically aspirated two stroke 45 degree V-type with 567 cu in (9.29 L) displacement per cylinder, a total of 6,804 cu in (111.50 L) per engine.
has versions: EMC E4, Lead and body, series membership
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).
has versions: EMC E5, Lead and body, series membership
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).
has versions: EMC E6, Lead and body, series membership
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).
has versions: EMC EA/EB, Lead and body, series membership
The EA/EB, E1, and E2 models were powered by twin 900 hp Winton 201A V-12 engines in each power unit.
has versions: EMD E8, Lead and body, series membership
The E8 and E9 were the final E models.
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The E7 was the eighth model in a line of passenger diesels of similar design known as EMD E-units, and it became the best selling E model upon its introduction.
EMD E9 (Wikipedia)
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The E9 is a 2,400-horsepower (1,790 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois, between April 1954 and January 1964. 100 cab-equipped A units were produced and 44 cabless booster B units, all for service in the United States.
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