EMC E2

what is it?

The EMC E2 was an American passenger-train diesel locomotive which as a single unit developed 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW), from two (2) 900 horsepower (670 kW) prime movers. These locomotives were typically operated as a unit set (A - B - B) or (A - B - A); where the three unit lashup developed 5400 horsepower. This was almost the ideal horsepower required (6,000 horsepower or 4,500 kilowatts) for the tonnage of a 15 - 18 car passenger train, operated over the ruling grades of virtually all of the mileage between major American cities.

who runs it

Union Pacific RailroadChicago and North Western Transportation CompanySPSouthern Pacific Transportation Company

base stats

• power 1.3 MWpower output
• built 4made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 89 years ago, in 1937.
• 🚗1.3 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1937

status

retired

number built

4

kind

Diesel-electric

traction

diesel

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Electro-Motive Diesel

operators

Union Pacific Railroad, Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company

top speed

—

power

1.3 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

A1A-A1A

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.