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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...

General

Property	Electro-Motive Company F series F3, F7 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9 Remove
Built	1946-1953
Manufacturers	Electro-Motive Division
Wheel arrangement	B-B
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Electro-Motive Company F series F3, F7 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9 Remove
Length	16.66 m
Wheelbase	11.89 m
Rigid wheelbase	2.74 m
Service weight	106.1 t
Adhesive weight	106.1 t
Axle load	26.5 t
Fuel capacity	4,542 l (Diesel)

Power plant

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

Power

Property	Electro-Motive Company F series F3, F7 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9 Remove
Power source	diesel-electric
Indicated power	1,119 kW (1,521 PS)
Top speed	105 km/h
Starting effort	284.7 kN

Calculated values

Property	Electro-Motive Company F series F3, F7 FT, F2 F3, F7 F9 FP9 Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 3.66
Power-to-weight ratio	10.5 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00

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