EMD F2
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
|---|---|
| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
| Model | F2 |
| Build date | July 1946– November 1946 |
| Total production | 74 A units, 30 B units |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
| Power output | 1,350 hp (1000 kW) |
The EMD F2 was a freight-hauling diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between July 1946 and November 1946. It succeeded the FT model in GM-EMD's F-unit sequence, and was replaced in turn by the F3. The F2 was in many respects a transitional type between those two; it kept the 1350hp (1000 kW) power output of the FT due to late development of the new DC generator intended for the F3, but in a revised carbody design and internal layout that would be continued through the rest of the F-unit series. 74 cab-equipped lead A units and 30 cabless booster B units were built, making this the least built of all the F-unit variants.
There are no reliable recognition features for a F2. They were built with what has become known as 'Type 1' side panels, with three portholes and no filter grilles, but this was carried over into early F3 production and in any case could be changed later by the owning railroad. Like most F3s, they were built with small side numberboards. They, and all subsequent F-units, are readily distinguished from the FT by having two exhaust stacks instead of four, and by having no large overhang on the end of the B units, while the trucks were a little further away from the other ends.
They also had four radiator fans at the center of the unit next to each other in line on the roof instead of two at each end. This external feature was the result of a major change in internal arrangement, the replacement of all mechanical and belt-drives for radiator fans and traction motor blowers with electric motors. Power for these was produced by a new three phase alternator built into the main DC generator, called a "companion alternator". This device has been used in all later EMD road locomotives to the present.
[edit] Original Buyers
| Owner | Cab-equipped 'A' units | Cabless booster 'B' units |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Great Southern Railroad | 2 | |
| Atlantic and East Carolina Railway | 2 | |
| Atlantic Coast Line | 12 | 12 |
| Boston and Maine Railroad | 18 | 3 |
| Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | 10 | |
| Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | 12 | |
| Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | 2 | 1 |
| New York Central Railroad | 2 | |
| Nacionales de Mexico | 14 | 14 |
| Diesel cab and cowl locomotives built by GM-EMD | |
|---|---|
| Cab units (F- & E-units): |
FT, F2, F3, F7, FP7, F9, FP9, FL9, TA, EA/EB, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, AB6 |
| Cowl units: | F45, FP45, F40C, F40PH, F40PH-2, F40PH-2C, F40PH-2M, SDP40F, SD40-2F, SD50F, F59PH, F59PHI, SD60F, F69PHAC |
| See also: | List of GM-EMD locomotives |
