EMD FT - Wikipedia
The EMD FT is a 1,350-horsepower (1,010 kW) diesel-electric locomotive that was produced between March 1939 and November 1945, by General Motors' Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), later known as GM Electro-Motive Division (EMD).
The "FT": Vanquishing The Iron Horse - American-Rails.com
Dec 18, 2024 · The FT was the first to sport the now-classic "bull dog" nose that was applied to all of EMD's future cab models. The decision to wrap the locomotive in a streamlined carbody was interesting, considering it was primarily intended to handle freight assignments (although could be optionally equipped for passenger service).
1939’s big breakthrough: The FT - Trains
Aug 1, 2016 · Seventy-five years ago on Nov. 25, 1939, Electro-Motive Corp.’s FT demonstrator diesel locomotive No. 103 left its birthplace at the company’s La Grange, Ill., plant. Nobody, not even its builders, knew what the new creation could do.
List of EMD locomotives - Wikipedia
The following is a list of locomotives produced by the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), and its successors General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) and Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD).
EMC's FT Locomotive - UtahRails.net
Mar 5, 2001 · I've seen the 1,350-horsepower models termed FTs in EMD's famous little book that listed the active EMD locomotives of all railroads, including the Santa Fe. The model designation FT was used by Electro-Motive on locomotive specifications and in other documents as early as 1945 and perhaps earlier.
EMD FT | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom
The EMD FT was considered the first successful diesel-electric locomotive built. It was designed and built by the Electro-Motive Corporation (now Electro-Motive Diesel) as an alternative to steam power. The name stood for "Fourteen hundred horsepower, Twin" …
EMD FT Diesel-Electric Locomotive | Trains and Railroads
The EMD FT is a 1,350-horsepower (1,010 kW) diesel-electric locomotive that was produced between March 1939 and November 1945, by General Motors' Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), later known as GM Electro-Motive Division (EMD).
EMD: FT - Reading Modeler
Introduced in 1939, the EMD (Electro-Motive Division - General Motors) FT locomotive was "the diesel that did it," proving the viability of diesel power in road freight service and portending the eventual end of steam power in American railroading.
ElectroMotive FT Freightservice DieselElectric Locomotive - ASME
This lead unit of the four-unit EMD-103 demonstrator locomotive became the prototype of the first mass-produced diesel-electric locomotives used for freight service in the United States. They rapidly replaced the steam locomotive.
General Motors #103 "The Diesel That Did It" - National Museum …
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) locomotive #103 (FT 103) was a demonstrator with 1350 horsepower. First successful diesel electric locomotive. This locomotive proved the efficiency of diesel electric power, ending the steam locomotive era. National Engineering Landmark declared 1982.