The EMC E2 was a streamlined passenger diesel locomotive built by the Electro-Motive Corporation of La Grange, Illinois, in 1937. Each unit developed 1,800 horsepower from two 900 horsepower Winton 201-A engines, and two sets of one cab unit and two boosters were built, one for the City of San Francisco and one for the City of Los Angeles, owned and operated by the Union Pacific and its partner railroads. The cab and booster units were designed for multiple-unit operation, so one crew in the lead cab controlled all three. Its bulbous stainless steel nose earned it the nickname Queen Mary. No E2 survives, although a pair of its Winton engines was saved for museum collections.
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Production dates
Two sets (each of three units, A-B-B) (5,400 horsepower or 4,000 kilowatts) were produced in 1937 for named passenger trains
Power output
developed 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW)
Units built
Two sets (each of three units, A-B-B) (5,400 horsepower or 4,000 kilowatts) were produced in 1937
Prime mover
two 900 hp Winton 201-A engines each
Lead, locomotive type
The EMC E2 was an American passenger-train diesel locomotive which as a single unit developed 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW), from two (2) 900 horsepower (670 kW) prime movers
Lead, builder
manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), later Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois
Lead, place of building
manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), later Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois
Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
The EMC E2 was an American passenger-train diesel locomotive which as a single unit developed 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW), from two (2) 900 horsepower (670 kW) prime movers
In Group: American Passenger Diesel Locomotives, Lead, passenger locomotive
The EMC E2 was an American passenger-train diesel locomotive which as a single unit developed 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW), from two (2) 900 horsepower (670 kW) prime movers
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