The EMD F9 is a 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW) Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1953 and May 1960 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD). It succeeded the F7 model in GM-EMD's F-unit sequence. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant.

2024年12月18日 · The F9 was Electro-Motive's most powerful and advanced in the traditional F series, or those designs sporting the classic "bull dog" nose carbody. Unfortunately, a multitude of factors resulted in far fewer sales compared to the highly successful F3 and F7.

2024年9月30日 · Union Pacific signed a purchase agreement with EMD for "fifteen new 1,500 horsepower passenger type Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, consisting of five 'A' units and ten 'B' units; and seventy-two new 1,500 horsepower freight type Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, consisting of forty-two 'A' units and thirty 'B' units."

EMD F-units are a line of diesel-electric locomotives produced between November 1939 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors-Diesel Division. Final assembly for all F-units was at the GM-EMD plant at La Grange, Illinois, and the GMDD plant in London, Ontario.

The purpose of this manual is to serve as a guide for railroad personnel engaged in the operation of the ELECTRO-MOTIVE 1750 HP F9, FP9 and FL9 locomotives. The first three sections of the manual present the necessary information to enable the engineman to successfully operate the locomotive "over the road."

The EMD F9 is a 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW) Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1953 and May 1960 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD). It succeeded the F7 model in GM-EMD's F-unit sequence. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant.

2025年2月20日 · The builder wasted no time ramping up production and soon unveiled the F3 (that followed the initial FT model) which sold some 1,111 units; the F7 followed next and sold 2,366 units; and last was the F9 which sold 87 units.

2015年9月6日 · The F9M model is not included in the 1971 edition of the book, but on page U2, EMD again used the F9 designation to describe these Union Pacific locomotives. Although the units were retired in 1972, they were shown again in the 1973 edition, on page 92, as F9s, with notations that most had been sold to CRI&P.

The EMD F9 is a 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW) Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1953 and May 1960 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD). It succeeded the F7 model in GM-EMD's F-unit sequence. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant.

2014年2月9日 · Among the iconic images of the Southern Pacific in the steam-diesel transition era were freight trains powered by Electro-Motive F units. This is a complex subject on both the prototype and model sides, and I will only touch on a few aspects in this and following posts.