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The EMD F9 was a 1750 horsepower (1300 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. The F9 was also built in Canada by General Motors Diesel at their London Ontario plant. A total of 100 cab-equipped lead A units and 154 cabless booster B units were built.

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height (cm)
4.572
length (km)
15.5448
width (mm)
3.048
active years end year
1960-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1953-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Electro-Motive Diesel, General Motors Diesel
cylinder count
16
engine type
Two-stroke diesel engine
number built
99
top speed (kmh)
104.607

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