The E9 is a 2,400-horsepower (1,790 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois, between April 1954 and January 1964. 100 cab-equipped A units were produced and 44 cabless booster B units, all for service in the United States.

2024年12月16日 · The E9 was part of EMD's "9 Line" (E9, GP9, SD9, F9, and FP9), equipped with the manufacturer's latest 567 variant, the model 567C, which boasted a number of improvements over the earlier 567B. Featuring a pair of 12-cylinder engines, the E9 offered an impressive 2,400 horsepower, an increase of 150 horsepower over the earlier E8.

Union Pacific has restored three E-9 passenger locomotives: No. 951, 949 and 963B. They are used in special train service.

EMD E9 are diesel locomotives that were rated at 2,400-horsepower (1,790 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois, between April 1954 and January 1964. The E9 powered American passenger and mail trains from the...

The E9 is a 2,400-horsepower (1,790 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois, between April 1954 and January 1964. 100 cab-equipped A units were produced and 44 cabless booster B units, all for service in the United States.

E8 and E9 Spotting Features. The E8’s immediate predecessor was the E7, which was the first E-unit with the "bulldog" nose as opposed to the slanted nose. It also featured squared windows on the sides of the carbody, smaller screened areas above them and …

Following the E7 was the 1949 E8, which produced 2,250 horsepower, and later in 1954 the final model, the E9, which produced 2,400 horsepower. Totaled together the entire series did not sell as well as perhaps the later GP series but for a locomotive built specifically for passenger use it did very well totaling over 1,300 units.

Locos from five railroads (UP, SP, BN, KCS and MKT) pulled a mixed batch of passenger cars in a route around eastern Kansas in April 1986, beginning in Kansas City, Missouri, and visiting Emporia, Newton, McPherson and Salina before returning to KC. The flat car behind the locos held a big sign which said "Anytime is train time" along with an ..

The E8 and E9 diesel locomotives share the similar “bulldog nose” carbody style as the shorter, more popular F7 and were powered by two separate 12-cylinder prime movers (i.e., diesel engines) capable of producing 2250/2400 hp. E8 and E9 locomotives also rode on A-1-A trucks (powered axle-idler axle-powered axle), resulting in an ...

2005年7月7日 · I would like to know what everyone thinks about the Proto 2000 E8/E9 locos. I know nothing [D)] about passenger train locos. (or models of them). My layout is all modern UP equipment, but I would like a UP A/B E9 set to model a “director’s special” train to add a little something different.