EMD E8A

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:brakeType air
gptkbp:cabinetType streamlined
gptkbp:category locomotives introduced in 1949
gptkbp:configuration A unit
gptkbp:date 1949
1954
gptkbp:displacement 8,064 cu in
gptkbp:engineType V12 two-stroke diesel
gptkbp:fuelType 1,200 US gal
gptkbp:hasModel gptkb:EMD_E8
gptkbp:height 14 ft 6 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label EMD E8A
gptkbp:length 70 ft 3.5 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Electro-Motive_Division
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 85 mph
gptkbp:multipleWorking yes
gptkbp:nickname E8
gptkbp:notable_for passenger service
streamlined design
gptkbp:numberBuilt 450
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 12
gptkbp:powerOutput 2250 hp
gptkbp:powers diesel-electric
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:EMD_E7
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:North_Carolina_Transportation_Museum
gptkb:Illinois_Railway_Museum
gptkb:Railroad_Museum_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:primeMover gptkb:EMD_567B
gptkbp:retired 1980s
gptkbp:successor gptkb:EMD_E9
gptkbp:totalProduced 450
gptkbp:traction_motor_type gptkb:DC
gptkbp:tractionMotors EMD D-17-B
gptkbp:trainBrakes air
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkb:Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Southern_Railway
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Illinois_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Louisville_and_Nashville_Railroad
gptkb:North_American_railroads
gptkbp:weight 315,000 lb
gptkbp:wheelArrangement A1A-A1A
gptkbp:width 10 ft 8 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Pacific_942
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8