Mighty E Units

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@FlyingScott Ай бұрын

I am sorry about that sound mishap at the end there with the Class 27 overpowering my own voice, I don't know how that happened. Nor do I know why the Southern Pacific E7's visuals suddenly jittered! Life, truly, is full of mysteries.

@TotoDG Ай бұрын

As an Australian, I can attest to the success of the E and F class locos, as the Land Down Under may well be the most prominent stomping ground for car-body diesels outside of North America; as a matter of fact, my local miniature train club has a replica of one in its roster, and even uses it as its training vehicle.

@HyperCat72 Ай бұрын

0:08 that transition was cool as hell

@bigiron2572 Ай бұрын

Santa fe's e-units were chef's kiss

@blairterry9435 Ай бұрын

I live in the USA and I’ve seen several E-Units in Preservation and Union Pacific is the only Class 1 Railroad in the country to own and operate a set of EMD E9s two E9 A-Units and one E9 B-Unit. It’s a shame we never got any E1 in preservation today including the E2s and E4s with B-Units.

@davidwhiting1761 Ай бұрын

I always thought the "E" in E-unit stood for "Express" as the "F" in F-unit stood for "Freight". Es were almost always used on passenger trains while the Fs were typically freight engines, though due to better adhesion several Fs were used in passenger service (it turns out E units didn't handle mountain grades as well as F units).

@jvbndofvbnebe Ай бұрын

2:39 that "ah s here we go again" moment

@russellgxy2905 Ай бұрын

EMC had a habit of using one (or two) letters for a series and running with it regardless of power output. That said, one reason the 2,000 HP E3’s weren’t “TA’s” is because that designation already existed for another type of B-B locomotive, with “Twelve Hundred” horsepower. They were basically “Pocket E’s,” and were exclusive to the Rock Island for use on their early Rock Island Rockets

@DennisLora2001 Ай бұрын

Fantastic video Flying Scott and those E units look pretty cool 2:37

@gamerfan8445 Ай бұрын

3:01 mainly because EMD us E to classified their express locomotives. You can notice the trend with their other classification.

@robertwilloughby8050 Ай бұрын

Well, you could do the class 31's.... That's a mixed bag if ever there was one!

@1471SirFrederickBanbury Ай бұрын

I much prefer the earlier E-units for their shovel noses (which are far more stylish than bulldog designs IMHO), but the later Es were near equals to the advanced Deltics. I hope you also cover the most successful steam rival of the Es, the N&W Js, which were the only steam locomotives that beat diesels for economy, and I just so happen to live not too far from Norfolk.

@sjaakvandervrande9414 Ай бұрын

You can also make a video about a successful Diesel(a GM -type). Wich did his duties by,the Belgian NMBS,Norwegian NSB,Danish DSB,Luxembourgian CFL and Hungarian MAV.

@obelic71 Ай бұрын

Those were license build cousins (EMD F7) of the E units altered for the European market / marshall plan loco's Europe had no A and B units but the on each end a cab A2 units . Sofar i know only in Australia they have A, B (US style) units and European style A2 EMD F7 's .

@thepoltroon992 Ай бұрын

I love the look of the first e unit (ea). It looks modern and fast, prettier than most diesel locomotives in my opinion👍

@coconutmall333 27 күн бұрын

As an autistic, former Baltimorean, and as American. I used to went a B&O Museum once as a kid. Even if I seen a ex-EMD locomotives in the 40s or sometimes 1950s period.🤔

@neiloflongbeck5705 Ай бұрын

The power to weight ratio has nothing to do with the number of powered axles. The tractive effort is affected as the power at rail is reduced.

@F45-2 Ай бұрын

For who those who's non-american E stands for: eighteen And the F unit stand for: Freight yeah, the F unit is for a freight or passangers idk And the a also a B unit the unit and the A are like this The A unit -having cab -have the control systems -and others The B unit -have no cab -acting as booster -and also for tge smooth streamline look with two A unit and B Unit (Also i just search up Google and they said, that the F unit originally for a freight service, but the fact back in the days like the 50s, 60s America still use steam heating passangers cars, they can pull short distance, mainly daytime passangers train but some small numbers of the F unit is equipped with steam generator for long haul/distance passangers train)

@FlyingScott Ай бұрын

A common sentiment is that "F" stands for "Freight" but American-Rails.com says "F" stands for "Thirteen", as indeed EMD classified their diesel types by their horsepower output, E for Eighteen, T for Twelve, so forth.

@DouggieFresh50 Ай бұрын

They are in America where I live they are one of the famous diesel’s alive they are still around and they sometimes run with the big boy I think

@gamerfan8445 Ай бұрын

They ran with 844, and 3985. However never with 4014.

@DouggieFresh50 Ай бұрын

@@gamerfan8445 ok

@DangerAngelous Ай бұрын

My first proper electric model train was an Australian version of these, sadly it is in pieces and because it's out of scale with my nowadays British stuff it's kinda sat. But damn is it distinctive to look at