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Electro-Motive Division AEM-7

Amtrak AEM-7 at Union Station in New London in October 2007

The AEM-7 is an electric passenger locomotive built for use in the USA that was based on the Swedish Rc4. It was designed in the seventies when Amtrak realized that the GE E60 was no high-speed replacement for the PRR...

Electro-Motive Division AEM-7Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1978-1988
Manufacturers m:Electro-Motive Division;e:ASEA
Wheel arrangement BoBo
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 15589 mm
Service mass 91626 kg
Top speed 201 km/h
Power 5220 kW
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General

Property Electro-Motive Division AEM-7
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Built 1978-1988
Manufacturers mechanical part: Electro-Motive Division, electrical part: ASEA
Wheel arrangement B-B
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Electro-Motive Division AEM-7
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Length 15.59 m
Service mass 91.6 t
Adhesion mass 91.6 t
Axle load 22.9 t

Power

Property Electro-Motive Division AEM-7
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Power source electric - AC
Hourly power 5,220 kW (7,097 PS)
Top speed 201 km/h
Starting effort 230.0 kN

Calculated values

Property Electro-Motive Division AEM-7
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.91
Power-to-weight ratio 57.0 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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