The EMD MP15AC is a 1,500 hp (1,120 kW) diesel road switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between August 1975 and August 1984. A variant of the EMD MP15DC with an AC/DC transmission, 246 examples were built, including 25 for export to Mexico, and four built in Canada.

MP15DC & MP15AC Total Length: 48'-08" (and 49"-02") Wheel Diameter: 40" Truck Wheel Base: 9'-00" Height to Top Engine Hood: 12'-08" Height to Top Cab : 15'-00" Cab Width: 10'-03" Top of Walkway: 7'-06" Walkway Width: 4'-07.5" Engine Hood Width: 10'-00" Center Bolster: 24'-02" Center Front Truck to Front Pilot: 2'-10" Center Rear Tucrk to Rear ...

When EMD released alternating current technology in 1975; this changed the designation of the original model to MP15DC and the new variant as the MP15AC. In addition, the MP15T was later offered in 1984 sporting a turbocharged eight-cylinder prime mover for improved fuel economy.

The EMD MP15AC is a 1,500 hp (1,120 kW) diesel road switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between August 1975 and August 1984. A variant of the EMD MP15DC with an AC/DC transmission, 246 examples were built, including 25 for export to Mexico, and four built in Canada.

2009年6月30日 · The MP15AC is a variation of the MP15 built by EMD and GMD between 1975 and 1984. MP15AC's use an alternator that produces AC power which is converted to DC power before it reaches the traction motors by a silicon rectifier.

The MP15AC is 1.5 ft (457 mm) longer than an MP15DC, the extra space being needed for the rectifier equipment. The alternator-rectifier combination is more reliable than a generator, and this equipment became the standard for new diesel-electric locomotive designs.

emd mp15ac Engine: 12-645E, Main Generator: AR10-D14, Aux. Generator: 18KW, Air Brake: 26L, Traction Motors: D77 or better, Wiring: Very Good, Wheels: 21/2″+, Air Compressor: WBO, Front and Rear Ditch Lights, MU, Hot Start System, …

Here, 2-month old SP MP15AC's 2705 and 2706 on an eastbound transfer run meet 8-month old MP MP15DC 1549 -- along with GP18 1963, MP15DC 1551 and GP38-2's 2060 and 2075 -- on a westbound grain train. The Southern Pacific loved 1500-horsepower EMD switchers!

The EMD MP15AC is a (1,502 hp) diesel locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division between August 1975 and August 1984. It is the AC Transmission version of the EMD MP15DC. The MP15 used a 12 cylinder version of the 645E Series developing 1,502 hp (1,120 KW) at 900 Revolution per minute (RPM...

2002年4月5日 · Roster listings for the EMD MP15DC, MP15AC, and MP15T locomotives.