- EMD F2
Infobox Locomotive
name=EMD F2
powertype=Diesel-electric
gauge=RailGauge|ussg
builder=General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
buildmodel=F2
aarwheels=B-B
builddate=July1946 – November1946
totalproduction=74A unit s, 30B unit s
primemover =EMD 567
generator = EMD D8
poweroutput=1,350 hp (1000 kW)The EMD F2 was afreight -haulingdiesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between July1946 and November1946 . 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 convert|1350|hp|abbr=on|lk=on rated D8 generator from the FT due to late development of the new D12 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 leadA unit s and 30 cabless boosterB unit s were built, making this the least built of all the F-unit variants.There are no reliable recognition features for an 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 andtraction motor blowers with electric motors. Power for these accessories was produced by a new D14three 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.Original owners
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