EMD FP9

EMD FP9

RLGN 1400 (originally CN 6539) in 2003

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada)
Model	FP9
Build date	February 1954 – December 1959
Total produced	90

Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Trucks	Blomberg B
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Minimum curve	23° (250.79 ft or 76.44 m radius)
Wheelbase	43 ft (13.11 m)
Length	55 ft 2+1⁄4 in (16.82 m)
Width	10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
Height	15 ft (4.57 m)
Loco weight	260,000 lb (120,000 kg)
Fuel capacity	1,200 US gal (4,500 L; 1,000 imp gal)
Prime mover	EMD 567C
RPM range	800
Engine type	V16 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots-type supercharger
Displacement	9,072 cu in (148.66 L)
Generator	EMD D-12
Traction motors	(4) EMD D-37
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	8+1⁄2 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)

Performance figures
Maximum speed	65–105 mph (105–169 km/h)
Power output	1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW)

Career
Locale	North America, Saudi Arabia

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. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant, except for Canadian orders, which were assembled by Canadian subsidiary GMD at London, Ontario. The FP9 was essentially EMD's F9 locomotive extended by 4 feet (1.2 m) to give greater steam generator and water capacity for hauling passenger trains. A total of 90 cab-equipped lead A units were built; unlike the freight series, no cabless booster B units were sold. Regular F9B units were sometimes used with FP9 A units, since they, lacking cabs, had more room for water and steam generators. The FP9 and its predecessor, the FP7, were offshoots of GM-EMD's highly successful F-unit series of cab unit diesel locomotives.^[1]

Original buyers

Locomotives built by EMD at La Grange, Illinois

Railroad	Quantity FP9	Quantity F9B (where ordered with FP9)	Road numbers FP9	Road numbers F9B	Notes
Chicago & North Western Railway	4	4	4051A–4054A	4051B–4054B	Built from trade-in FTs and rated at 1500 hp. "Diesel Spotters' Guide" counts these as FP7
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México	25	–	7010–7034	–
Saudi Government Railways	7	—	1502–1508	—
Totals	36	4

Locomotives built by GMD at London, Ontario

Railroad	Quantity FP9	Quantity F9B (where ordered with FP9)	Road numbers FP9	Road numbers F9B	Notes
Canadian National Railways	43	38	6500–6542	6600–6637	Model FP9ARM, 15 units were rebuilt in the 1980s with EMD 645C power up to 1800 HP.
Canadian Pacific Railway	11	8	1405–1415	1900–1907
Totals	54	46

References

^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 98. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.

Bibliography

Dorin, Patrick C. (1972). Chicago and North Western Power. Burbank, California: Superior Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 0-87564-715-4.
Lamb, J. Parker (2007). Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive. Railroads Past and Present. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34863-0.
Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years: A Guide to Diesels Built Before 1972. Railroad Reference Series. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-258-2.
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
Schafer, Mike (1998). Vintage Diesel Locomotives. Enthusiast Color Series. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7603-0507-2.
Solomon, Brian (2000). The American Diesel Locomotive. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7603-0666-6.
Solomon, Brian (2005). EMD F-Unit Locomotives. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press. ISBN 978-1-58007-192-5.
Solomon, Brian (2006). EMD Locomotives. St. Paul, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-2396-0.
Solomon, Brian (2010). Vintage Diesel Power. Minneapolis, Minnesota: MBI Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7603-3795-0.
Solomon, Brian (2011). Electro-Motive E-Units and F-Units: The Illustrated History of North America's Favorite Locomotives. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4007-3.
Solomon, Brian (2012). North American Locomotives: A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4370-8.
Wilson, Jeff (1999). F Units: The Diesels That Did It. Golden Years of Railroading. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-374-9.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to EMD FP9 locomotives.

Trainweb.com (2004) EMD F9A, F9B, FP9, FL9 Order Numbers, retrieved on January 4, 2004.
EMD FP9 Data Sheet

Via Rail rolling stock

Railcars/Trainsets

Diesel locomotives

Former locomotives

Diesel	EMD E8 GMD FP7 GMD FP9 LRC MLW FPA-2 MLW FPA-4 MLW RS-10
Gas Turbine	UAC TurboTrain

v t e Diesel cab and cowl locomotives built by GM-EMD
Passenger cab units (E-units)	TA EA/EB E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 AA AB6
Freight cab units (F-units)	FT F2 F3 F7 FP7 F9 FP9 FL9
Cowl units	FP45 F45 SDP40F F40C F40PH F40PH-2 F40PH-2C F40PH-2M SD40-2F SD50F SD60F F69PHAC F59PH F59PHI DE30AC, DM30AC F125
See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives

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