by b&m 1566
I was browsing through the internet and came across some information I figure I would post. Some of you may already know this and some may not. For me this is all new information.
Wikipedia had a lot of information in regards to EMD’s. With the “F” units: the F7 topped out at number one with 2,366 units built with the F3’s coming in at 1,111 units built. For the 74 F2’s built the Boston and Maine Railroad had the most with 18 in it’s rolling stock. F9’s had more “B” units built than “A” units and of the 79 FP9 units built I know only two of them are still in operation currently used by the Conway Scenic Railroad. All information can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_F-unit
The most recent “F” unit built (started in 1993-present) is the F59PHI and look similar in style to the P42's All information can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_F59PHI
I knew the BL units were basically a modification of the “F” units (that weren’t very successful) until they were replaced by the much better designed GP unit. What I didn’t know was what the letters stood for “BL” stood for Branch Line Series GP stands for General Purpose Series etc. All information can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_GM-EMD_locomotives
Of the all the “GP” units it looks as though the GP7 was the most popular an unlike the F7 units that clocked out in the late 70’s GP7’s can still be seen in action today (not by a rail museum or scenic railroad). All information can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_GP7
Wikipedia had a lot of information in regards to EMD’s. With the “F” units: the F7 topped out at number one with 2,366 units built with the F3’s coming in at 1,111 units built. For the 74 F2’s built the Boston and Maine Railroad had the most with 18 in it’s rolling stock. F9’s had more “B” units built than “A” units and of the 79 FP9 units built I know only two of them are still in operation currently used by the Conway Scenic Railroad. All information can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_F-unit
The most recent “F” unit built (started in 1993-present) is the F59PHI and look similar in style to the P42's All information can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_F59PHI
I knew the BL units were basically a modification of the “F” units (that weren’t very successful) until they were replaced by the much better designed GP unit. What I didn’t know was what the letters stood for “BL” stood for Branch Line Series GP stands for General Purpose Series etc. All information can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_GM-EMD_locomotives
Of the all the “GP” units it looks as though the GP7 was the most popular an unlike the F7 units that clocked out in the late 70’s GP7’s can still be seen in action today (not by a rail museum or scenic railroad). All information can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_GP7
