Talk:EMD FT
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Just a historian's note here, but all GM locomotives built prior to 1941 were built by the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC). The Electro-Motive Division (EMD) was formed on January 1, 1941 with the merger of the Winton Engine Company with EMC. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SSW9389 (talk • contribs) 09:17, August 28, 2006.
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Another thing, Added B-Unit to surviving ones, one of the two that EMD sent as a demonstration, is located at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia --Manokiller 14:36, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
- Sorry, no. The only survivor from the prototype is the A unit at St. Louis. The four unit demonstrator went to SR but only the one A was saved. The B unit that recently joined it is NOT from the original demo set. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.172.148.216 (talk) 01:45, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
A J Kristopans gives a March 1939 build date for the A units and May 1939 build date for the B units. The November 1939 date usually used is when the units left EMC's LaGrange Plant on their demonstration trips. See http://utahrails.net/ajkristopans/FREIGHTCABUNITS.php -- --SSW9389 08:55, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
The 567A engine was used in the FT locomotives starting in May 1943. --SSW9389 (talk) 12:48, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Who has a list of steam generator equipped FTs? This could be either regular steam generators or the stand by steam generator. EMC 103 had steam generators in the B units on its demonstrator trips. Santa Fe 167LABC was built with steam generators and 95 mile an hour gearing in February 1945 after the War Production Board restrictions were relaxed. --SSW9389 13:03, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
Here is a link to an EMD FT Operator's Manual dated June 1944. http://alternatewars.com/BBOW/Railroads/EMD_FT_OM.pdf The Table of Contents in section F-2A shows a Stand By Steam Generator. Section F-2B which is ommitted shows a Steam Generator. --SSW9389 06:32, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
I don’t mean to waste your time again. I came across Kettering’s 1951 A.S.M.E. paper at UtahRails.net , I imagine you are aware of it. This would seem to be about the ultimate 567 reference, and as a link anyone can get it, but I don’t know how to format it. If this were posted somewhere, one of us, at your option, could spread it around EMC/EMD articles. Reasonable? Thank you. Sammy D III (talk) 19:18, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
Eugene "Gene" Kettering was the son of Charles F. "Boss" Kettering. Boss Kettering was the GM engineer who worked out the details of the EMC 201 engine for railroad locomotion. His son Gene Kettering started with Winton Engine in 1930 then moved to EMC in 1938 with the 567 engine project. Gene Kettering became the Assistant Chief Engineer in 1944 working for Chief Engineer Richard M. "Dick" Dilworth. Gene Kettering became EMD's Chief Engineer on April 1, 1948. This data is mostly from Preston Cook's "Building a BEST-SELLER" article in the current Classic Trains. The Gene Kettering article posted on Utah Rails covers both EMC 201 and EMC/EMD 567 engine development through the 567B.--SSW9389 06:42, 11 August 2013 (UTC)