Electro-Motive Division of General Motors
EMD FT
EMD FT
United States · 1939
Specification
| Class | EMD FT |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | FT, the demonstrator |
| Builder | Electro-Motive Division of General Motors |
| Year introduced | 1939 |
| Country built | United States |
| Region | United States |
| Operators | many US railroads, demonstrator then Santa Fe and others |
| Era | Dieselisation |
| Motive power | Diesel |
| Role | Freight |
| UIC | B-B |
| Wheel arrangement | B-B |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm — standard gauge |
| Quantity built | 1,096 |
| Power | 1,350 hp per unit from a 16-cylinder 567; usually run as a four-unit 5,400 hp set |
| Tractive effort | A four-unit set started a train a steam articulated had to think about |
| Top speed | 121 km/h · 75 mph |
| Weight | About 230,000 lb per cab unit |
| Length | 48 ft 3 in per A unit, coupled as A-B-B-A |
| Status | Preserved |