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Electro-Motive Company F series

The “Moring Hiawatha” in January 1966 with two A and one B unit at Lake, Wisconsin

The EMD F-series designated several types of four-axle diesel-electric freight locomotives of which more than 7,500 were built between 1939 and 1960. They came after the A1A-A1A E-series passenger locomotives, where t...

	Electro-Motive Company F series Remove
Variant	FT, F2 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9
Built	1939-1946
Manufacturers	Electro-Motive Division
Wheel arrangement	BoBo
Gauge	1435 mm
Length	14707 mm
Service mass	103419 kg
Top speed	121 km/h
Power
Engine	EMD 16-567 oder 16-567A

General

Property	Electro-Motive Company F series FT, F2 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9 Remove
Built	1939-1946
Manufacturers	Electro-Motive Division
Wheel arrangement	B-B
Gauge	1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property	Electro-Motive Company F series FT, F2 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9 Remove
Length	14.71 m
Wheelbase	10.82 m
Service mass	103.4 t
Adhesion mass	103.4 t
Rigid wheelbase	2.74 m
Axle load	25.9 t

Power plant

Property	Electro-Motive Company F series FT, F2 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9 Remove
Engine	EMD 16-567 oder 16-567A
Engine type	V16 diesel

Power

Property	Electro-Motive Company F series FT, F2 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9 Remove
Power source	diesel-electric
Indicated power	1,007 kW (1,369 PS)
Top speed	121 km/h
Starting effort	244.7 kN

Calculated values

Property	Electro-Motive Company F series FT, F2 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9 Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 4.15
Power-to-weight ratio	9.7 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00

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