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Electro-Motive Company EA, EB, E1 and E2
United States | 1937 | 29 produced
No. 2483 in August 1949 with a passenger train at Llandidloes, Wales
No. 2483 in August 1949 with a passenger train at Llandidloes, Wales
Fred Harvey Company
General
Built1937-1938
ManufacturerElectro-Motive Corporation
Axle configA1A-A1A 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length69 ft 1 in
Wheelbase57 ft 1 in
Rigid wheelbase14 ft 1 in
Service weight300,000 lbs
Adhesive weight225,000 lbs
Axle load56,250 lbs
Boiler
Power Plant
Power
Power sourcediesel-electric
Top speed116 mph
Starting effort56,500 lbf
EngineWinton 201-A
Engine type2x V12 diesel
Fuel10,200 us gal
Engine output1,800 hp (1,342 kW)
Calculated Values
diesel locomotive
passenger
last changed: 09 2023
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