The EMC E1 was an early streamlined passenger diesel locomotive of 1,800 horsepower with an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement, built by the Electro-Motive Corporation of La Grange, Illinois, in 1937 and 1938 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Eight cab-equipped A units and three cabless B units were built, each with two 900 horsepower Winton 201-A engines. The first units hauled the Super Chief, and the second pair were the first locomotives to wear the Santa Fe red and silver Warbonnet colors. The E1 was the second model of the long E-unit line. The surviving units were rebuilt as E8M locomotives in 1952 and 1953, and none was preserved.
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Production dates
They were built during 1937 and 1938 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Power output
developing 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW)
Units built
Eight cab-equipped lead A units and three cabless booster B units were built
Prime mover
two 900 hp (670 kW) Winton 201-A engines each
End of production
They were built during 1937 and 1938 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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The EMC E1 was an early passenger-train diesel locomotive, developing 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW), with an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement, and manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation of La Grange, Illinois
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The EMC E1 was an early passenger-train diesel locomotive, developing 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW), with an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement, and manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation of La Grange, Illinois
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manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation of La Grange, Illinois
Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
The EMC E1 was an early passenger-train diesel locomotive, developing 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW), with an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement, and manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation of La Grange, Illinois
In Group: American Passenger Diesel Locomotives, Lead, passenger locomotive
The EMC E1 was an early passenger-train diesel locomotive, developing 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW), with an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement, and manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation of La Grange, Illinois
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