EMD F3 - Wikipedia
The EMD F3 is a 1,500-horsepower (1,100 kW) B-B freight- and passenger-hauling carbody diesel locomotive produced between July 1945 and February 1949 by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant.
This is information on Santa Fe F-units originally presented in the Third Quarter 1991 Santa Fe Modeler. Included here are some updates from the original publication, particularly in the modeling area.
EMD's "F3" Series, Following The FT's Success - American-Rails.com
2024年8月27日 · The F3 was offered with eight different gearing ratios, ranging from 56:21 for passenger service (top speed of 102 mph while offering 21,000 pounds of continuous tractive effort) to 65:12 for freight duties (a top speed of 50 mph …
EMD F-unit - Wikipedia
EMD F-units are a line of diesel-electric locomotives produced between November 1939 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors-Diesel Division. Final assembly for all F-units was at the GM-EMD plant at La Grange, Illinois, and the GMDD plant in London, Ontario.
Santa Fe's F-units (F3, F7, F9 and CF7 Rebuilds) - TrainWeb
This web site is the result of the search for understanding of the vagaries of the renumberings of Santa Fe's fleet of F3, F7 and F9 covered wagons. I began consulting my sources for information that would lead to the unraveling of the mysteries about why some of the numbers had been assigned to as many as three different units that wore them ...
The "F" Series: EMD's Definitive Design - American-Rails.com
2024年11月7日 · Like with the EA model, the Santa Fe was the first to jump on the bandwagon with the FT and ordered a whopping 320 A and B units just by itself (it single-handedly purchased more FTs than Alco’s entire line of PAs). The FT became so successful that before 1950 EMC had sold over 1,000 units!
Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society :: Home
EMD's first real model change following the FT was the F3. Upgraded to a 1500 HP rating and featuring greatly improved brake, throttle, and electrical systems as well as a new carbody, the F3 set the pattern for the next decade of locomotive production.
Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society :: Home
F3 number 19LABC at Pasadena in December 1946 illustrates the "as delivered" appearance of 16 class units 16LABC through 21LABC. Identifying features include the three portholes, extended "E-unit" style warbonnet, "chicken wire" screens over the upper carbody openings and raised radiator fans on the roof. Compare this unit with the EMD styling ...
Santa Fe 16 Class F3 Diesels - TrainWeb
Santa Fe 16 Class EMD F3 Passenger Diesels 1946-1972. Updated with more detailed dates 4-14-2000
Motive Power - Diesels - F3 - Page 1 - Lionel Trains Library
The F3 is a 1,500-horsepower locomotive and designed to haul both freight and passenger trains. In early 1949, the F3 locomotive was replaced with an upgraded F7 locomotive. The Lionel F3 diesel, particularly in Santa Fe colors, is both a huge success story as well as an iconic image of the Lionel electric train company.
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