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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...

General

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Built 1978-1988
Manufacturers mechanical part: Electro-Motive Division, electrical part: ASEA
Wheel arrangement B-B
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

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Length 15.59 m
Service weight 91.6 t
Adhesive weight 91.6 t
Axle load 22.9 t

Power

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Power source electric - AC
Electric systems 11.000 V 25 Hz, 12.500 V 60 Hz, 25.000 V 60 Hz
Hourly power 5,220 kW (7,097 PS)
Top speed 201 km/h
Starting effort 230.0 kN

Calculated values

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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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