EMD Locomotives - Hardcover

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Celebrating one of the most renowned railroad locomotive manufacturers, EMD Locomotives offers an unprecedented look at the legendary Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. Sold off in 2005 after a 75-year partnership with GM, EMD sparked a revolution in railroading, effectively replacing steam with its post World War II diesel-electrics. These powerful machines greatly improved productivity and helped railroads survive in the fiercely competitive transportation market.

In this book, Brian Solomon not only presents a detailed history of EMD but also a stunning collection of photography, highlighting many significant EMD locomotives from the earliest 1920s railcars and the iconic midcentury F units to the workhorse GPs and SDs and the high-tech three-phase AC traction machines of today. Many of the photos come from the top railway photographers of the last half century.

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In this lavishly illustrated book, Brian Solomon recounts the heritage of some of the greatest locomotives ever produced by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, including its F units, workhorse GPs and SDs, and the high-tech three-phase AC traction machines of today.

In addition to thoroughly explaining the performance capabilities of these legendary locomotives, Solomon also chronicles EMD s history in light of GM s decision to sell the division in 2005. He not only highlights the locomotive maker s glory years from when it introduced its high-quality diesel offerings in the 1930s to the zenith of its locomotive production in the 1960s but also its struggle to stay competitive in the locomotive market in the 1980s and 1990s.

EMD Locomotives is the most detailed look at this locomotive manufacturer ever published, with more than 200 stunning photographs that every railfan will enjoy.