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In 1941 Budd built the Prospector for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. This was a two-car diesel multiple unit. [9] Each car had a pair of 192 horsepower (143 kW) diesel engines and was capable of independent operation. The cars were constructed of stainless steel and included a mix of coach and sleeping accommodations.
Units #50 and #50A, the Santa Fe Railway's only DL locomotive set, lead the Super Chief during World War II.. All models developed 2,000 hp (1,490 kW). The first unit built as ALCO Specification DL-103b was 4 ft 5 in (1.35 m) longer than the other cab units, and became Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad #624.
The E9 uses twin 12 cylinder 567C engines developing a total of 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) at 800 rpm.Designed specifically for railroad locomotives, this Roots-blown, mechanically aspirated 2-stroke 45-degree V-type, with an 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 by 10 in (216 by 254 mm), bore by stroke, giving 567 cubic inches (9.29 L) displacement per cylinder, remained in production until 1966.
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Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References 34396 Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 3200 March 1969 SD45R Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBM&N) - Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad in Port Clinton, Pennsylvania: November 2011 [46]
Willamette and Pacific Railroad; Portland and Western Railroad - Under ownership of BUGX - BNSF 1685 March 1957 General Motors Diesel (GMD) GP9 Burlington Northern (Manitoba) Limited; BNSF Railway - Operational Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba [6] Grand Trunk Western 4138 November 1958 General Motors Diesel (GMD) GP9 Grand Trunk ...
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The initial three locomotives were AB pairs built to haul the Santa Fe's Super Chief diesel streamliners, while the others were built as single A units to haul shorter trains. The locomotives were diesel-electrics with two 900 hp (670 kW) Winton 201-A engines each, with each engine driving its own generator to power the traction motors.