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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...

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Variant
FP9
Built 1956-1960
Manufacturers Electro-Motive Division
Wheel arrangement BoBo
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 16821 mm
Service mass 117934 kg
Top speed 169 km/h
Power
Engine EMD 16-567C

General

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Built 1956-1960
Manufacturers Electro-Motive Division
Wheel arrangement B-B
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 16.82 m
Wheelbase 13.11 m
Service mass 117.9 t
Adhesion mass 117.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.74 m
Axle load 29.5 t

Power plant

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Engine EMD 16-567C
Engine type V16 diesel

Power

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Power source diesel-electric
Indicated power 1,305 kW (1,774 PS)
Top speed 169 km/h
Starting effort 244.7 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.73
Power-to-weight ratio 11.1 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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