The EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1954 and 1959. The GP9 succeeded the GP7 as the second model of EMD's General Purpose (GP) line, [1] incorporating a new sixteen-cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW). [2]

Dec 19, 2024 · The following GP9 was nearly identical in appearance. However, the model, as part of EMD's so-called "9 Line," offered greater horsepower and even better reliability. By the mid-1950s, and the GP7's success, railroads had largely lost …

Featuring a V-12, 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) 251B diesel engine, the RS-11 was ALCO's answer to EMD's very successful GP9. The turbocharged RS-11 accelerated faster, had a higher tractive effort rating and typically used less fuel than the competition.

Apr 28, 2023 · Phases - GMD GP9. Although relatively few GP7's were built for Canadian railroads, several hundred GP9's were built by GMD, largely for CN and CP. While the phase details were generally the same as on US-built units, …

Baltimore & Ohio Photographic Roster, Locomotive Model: GP9. Unit # Notes Model Serial # Pictures : BO 679: re# 6429 in 1957, traded to EMD 09/84

The 3 ALCo RS11 demonstrators, plus an order for another 7 more, filled the number series until the next order of GP9's. SP went back for more GP9's in 1956, with #5730-5799 being delivered February of 1957, continuing through to April 1957.

The ALCO RS-3 is a 1,600 hp (1.2 MW), B-B diesel-electric locomotive. It was manufactured by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and ALCO's subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) from May 1950 to August 1956, and 1,418 were produced — 1,265 for American railroads.

Jun 28, 2009 · The Electromotive Division GP9 is a 4 axle, 1,750 HP diesel electric locomotive built by EMD of Lagrange, Illinois from 1954 to 1963. Building upon the already successful GP7, EMD offered the GP9 as a go anywhere, do anything locomotive.

General Motor's Electro-Motive Division produced the GP (General Purpose) locomotive to address road switching operations. These road switchers were built between 1949 and 1963. In total, approximately 2,700 GP7's were built and 3,400 GP9’s – …

The EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1954 and 1959. The GP9 succeeded the GP7 as the second model of EMD's General Purpose (GP) line, incorporating a new sixteen-cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW).