EMD FP7

Specifications
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 567B
RPM range	800
Engine type	Two-stroke V16 diesel
Aspiration	Roots-type supercharger
Generator	EMD D-12
Traction motors	(4) EMD D-27-B
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	8+1⁄2 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD); General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada)
Model	FP7
Build date	June 1949 – December 1953
Total produced	381

EMD FP7
EMD FP7
	Western Pacific 805-A, an EMD FP7, pulls the California Zephyr in March 1970
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD); General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada)
Model	FP7
Build date	June 1949 – December 1953
Total produced	381
Configuration:;
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 567B
RPM range	800
Engine type	Two-stroke V16 diesel
Aspiration	Roots-type supercharger
Generator	EMD D-12
Traction motors	(4) EMD D-27-B
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	8+1⁄2 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100–119 mph (161–192 km/h)
Power output	1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW)
Locale
Career
Locale	North America, Saudi Arabia

The EMD FP7 is a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW), B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling diesel locomotive produced between June 1949 and December 1953 by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant, excepting locomotives destined for Canada, in which case final assembly was at GMD's plant in London, Ontario. The FP7 was essentially EMD's F7A locomotive extended by four feet to give greater water capacity for the steam generator for heating passenger trains.

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