EMD F40PH - Wikipedia
网页The EMD F40PH is a four-axle 3,000–3,200 hp (2.2–2.4 MW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in several variants from 1975 to 1992. Intended for use on Amtrak 's short-haul passenger routes, it became the backbone of Amtrak's diesel fleet after the failure of the EMD SDP40F.
A Masterpiece in Many Colours - We Are Railfans
网页2021年6月3日 · Just as it had in the U.S. for Amtrak, the Electro-Motive F40PH became the mainstay diesel power for VIA Rail in Canada. Originally dressed in a yellow and gray livery, VIA Rail 6407 is outfitted in VIA’s current dress as it hustles a Toronto-Ottawa express through Lovekin, on the eastern outskirts of Toronto.
Metra F40PH locomotives mark 40 years of service
网页2017年9月14日 · Metra unveiled a special locomotive wrap on one of its F40PH locomotives today, commemorating 40 years of continuous passenger service for the locomotive model that is the backbone of Metra’s passenger fleet.
EMD F40PH Masterclass - Rapido Trains Inc.
网页The first 30 F40PH units, delivered by EMD in 1976, were used primarily in New England in the east and Los Angeles on San Diegan corridor trains on the west coast. They were so successful that Amtrak moved quickly to purchase more F40s to …
Metra Powerhouse: The F40C
网页2017年10月13日 · At 364,000 pounds and more than 68-feet long, the F40C is much larger than the F40PH’s 260,000 pounds, 56-foot-long build. The significant size and weight of the F40Cs along with the two additional traction motors necessary for the six-axle.
EMD's "F40PH" Series: Serving Amtrak For Three Decades - American-Rails.com
网页2024年8月27日 · Featured a full cowl carbody with the nose flush with the front of the frame and sported angled windshields. Thirty were built for Metra in 1992, the last locomotives produced at EMD's La Grange/McCook facility. F40PHL-2
Metra's Iconic F40 Locomotives - YouTube
网页2022年8月1日 · It's the 4th busiest commuter rail system in the US and the largest in size outside the New York City metropolitan area. Their primary locomotive power since 1977 has been the F40PH and F40PHM-2 ...
Locomotive profile: EMD F40PH series diesel electric locomotives …
网页2020年3月16日 · Metra No. 166 leads a train at Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2011. Jim Wrinn. F40PH-series. •YEARS BUILT: 1976-1988. •MANUFACTURERS: Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, GMD of Canada. •OPERATED ON: …
Metra unveils F40PH heritage unit | Trains Magazine
网页2017年9月14日 · About 100 Metra officials, passengers, and railfans gathered at Chicago’s LaSalle Street Station on Thursday to celebrate 40 years of continuous service for the EMD F40PH unit by wrapping it in the sea foam blue-orange-black colors of predecessor agency, the Regional Transportation Authority.
Prototype Profile: EMD’s F40PH - Model Railroad News
网页2019年2月25日 · Equipped with a 3,000-hp 16-cylinder turbo-charged model 645E3 prime mover, the F40PH, geared with a 57:20 ratio, had a top speed of 103 mph. Outfitted with model AR10-D14 main generator/alternator and D77 traction motors in its Blomberg type-M trucks, the 262,000-pound locomotive could produce a …