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.

E-9 production began in 1954 and the last E-9 unit ever built by EMD was delivered to Union Pacific in 1964. No. 951 was one of 69 E-9 locomotives once owned by Union Pacific. Built in 1955, it pulled such famous trains as the City of Los Angeles, City of Portland, City of San Francisco, City of St. Louis and the Challenger.

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.

The units, part of 69 EMD model E-9 units on Union Pacific, pulled such famous trains as the City of Los Angeles, City of Portland, City of San Francisco, City of St. Louis and the Challenger. Considered to be among the most graceful looking locomotives in American railroading, the sleek units evolved from the first Union Pacific streamlined ...

2024年6月24日 · The major difference with the E9 came in the use of EMD's new 567C engine instead of the earlier 567B engine, and the replacement of the earlier D27 traction motor with the D37 design. The E9 model generated 2,400 horsepower, compared to the E8's 2,250 horsepower. UP's first E9s were delivered in May and June …

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...

EMD’s E8s and E9s were wildly successful, and many of them outlasted the railroads’ passenger train operations by becoming Amtrak property when most of America’s passenger trains were consolidated into this new passenger service on May 1, 1971.

2025年2月7日 · The EMD E9 locomotive, built by the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors, is a legendary diesel-electric locomotive that played a significant role in American rail history. Introduced in the 1950s, this streamlined locomotive was designed primarily for passenger service, offering both power and efficiency.

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.

EMD E-units were a line of passenger train streamliner diesel locomotives built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and its predecessor the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC). Final assembly for all E-units was in La Grange, Illinois. Production ran from May 1937, to December, 1963.