EMD F-series

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:category streamlined locomotives
North American diesel locomotives
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:EMD_567
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label EMD F-series
gptkbp:introduced 1939
gptkbp:length 50 ft (approximate, varies by model)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Electro-Motive_Division
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 65–102 mph
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Covered_Wagon
gptkbp:notableFeature multiple unit capability
dual cab units (A and B units)
road-switcher design influence
streamlined carbody
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:EMD_F9
gptkb:EMD_FP7
gptkb:EMD_F3
gptkb:EMD_F7
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
gptkb:Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway
gptkb:Southern_Railway
gptkb:Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad
gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Boston_and_Maine_Railroad
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway
gptkb:Illinois_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Norfolk_and_Western_Railway
gptkb:Northern_Pacific_Railway
gptkb:Rock_Island_Railroad
gptkb:Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad
gptkb:Seaboard_Air_Line_Railroad
gptkb:Louisville_and_Nashville_Railroad
gptkb:Milwaukee_Road
gptkb:Erie_Railroad
Canadian railways
gptkbp:powers diesel-electric
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:EMD_FT
gptkbp:preservedIn various railway museums
gptkbp:primeMover gptkb:EMD_567
gptkbp:servedUntil 1980s (mainline service)
present (excursion and museum use)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:EMD_GP7
gptkbp:totalProduced over 7,600 units
gptkbp:usedFor freight service
passenger service
gptkbp:wheelArrangement B-B
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electro-Motive_Division_locomotives
gptkb:EMD_F9
gptkb:Electro-Motive_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5