The EMD FP9 is an American 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW), B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling diesel locomotive that was produced between February 1954 and December 1959 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division, and General Motors Diesel.

2024年7月20日 · First one to be completed is the FP9. The FP9 was comparatively rare in the US, with most of them going to either Canada or Mexico. The four CNW units are all that I am aware of. They were rebuilt from traded FTs. To build it, I used a Highliners FP body, detailed as an FP9, Genesis drive, painted with Model Master chrome yellow and IJN green.

2024年11月5日 · The FP9 was the passenger variant of Electro-Motive's final traditional F series model, the F9. With interest waning for streamlined diesels by the mid-1950s, and rail travel in decline, no U.S. railroad elected to purchase the FP9 (although Chicago & North Western did have former FTA's #5400A, 5400D - 5401A, 5401D rebuilt into FP9s in 1955).

Chicago & North Western Motive Power Revised: 27 May 2018 Photograph by: R. Craig AAR Mark: CNW Data Assembled By: R. Craig * * * CAB UNITS * * *

The GMD FP9 (often referred to as FP9A) is a 1,750 hp locomotive built mainly for Canadian railroads, for passenger service. It is essentially an EMD F9 extended four feet horizontally to make room for a steam generator. 90 were built, with …

C&NW EMD FP9M 222 (2nd) built May 1945 as C&NW 4052A, rebuilt to FP9M Oct. 1955, retired Dec. 1975 and traded to EMD, and seen in Mason City, IA April 28, 1973. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection. The 222 was an interesting engine. I never had heard of a FP9M model. The 222 was built with a FT trade-in, hence the M designation.

2022年6月24日 · The FP9s had 1,500 horsepower, instead of the 1,750 horsepower for an EMD F9, due to the few FT components that were used in the FP9s. Equipped with dynamic braking as FTAs; the FP9s did not have dynamic braking. C&NW 4052A, as an FP9, was equipped with Cummins train-lighting generator for suburban service in March 1969, removed by March 1970.

FP9 4054A Chicago, IL FP9A 4054A was upgraded from FTA by EMD in 1955. Originally built in 1945. C. Shannon collection.

2016年8月13日 · BSVY #, a former Canadian National Railway GMD FP9 diesel locomotive with CNW markings, waits its turn for a run in the yards of the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, a heritage railroad that operates excursions in Boone County, Iowa.

I notice that 223 is longer than the typical freight F-unit. When built using components from CNW FT's 4051A-4054A, CNW 221-224 were called FP9M's. Matthew