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.
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EngineTwo EMD 567 12-cylinder 1 Connections
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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
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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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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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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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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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