EMD MP15AC
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The EMD MP15AC is a 1,500 hp (1,120 kW) diesel road switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between August 1975 and August 1984. A variant of the EMD MP15DC with an AC/DC transmission, 246 examples were built, including 25 for export to Mexico, and four built in Canada.
Development
The MP15DC's standard Blomberg B trucks were capable of transition and road speeds up to 60 mph (97 km/h), allowing use on road freights. Soon there was a demand for a model with an advanced AC drive system. The MP15AC replaced the MP15DC's DC generator with an alternator producing AC power which is converted to DC for the traction motors with a silicon rectifier. The MP15AC is 1.5 ft (457 mm) longer than an MP15DC, the extra space being needed for the rectifier equipment. The alternator-rectifier combination is more reliable than a generator, and this equipment became the standard for new diesel-electric locomotive designs.
The MP15AC is easily distinguished from the DC models. Instead of the front-mounted radiator intake and belt-driven fan used on all previous EMD switchers, these have intakes on the lower forward nose sides and electric fans. Side intakes allowed the unit to take in cooler air, and the electric fans improved a serious reliability issue found in its earlier DC sisters.[1][2]
Engine
The MP15 used a roots-blown 12-cylinder 645E engine.[3] The engine is rated at 1,500 hp (1,120 kW).[4] The 645 series, introduced in 1966, was EMD's standard engine through the 1980s.[1] [5]
Original owners
The six largest buyers, were all buying road locomotives with AR10 alternators throughout the 1970s, so the similarly equipped MP15AC was easily kept in good repair. 36 more units were sold to 8 other customers.[6]
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great River Railroad | 1 | G-1 | |
| Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation | 6 | 120–122, 701, 704, 906 | |
| Kodak Park Railroad | 1 | 10 | |
| General Motors Electro-Motive Division | 2 | 115–116 | |
| Missouri-Kansas-Texas | 4 | 56–59 | |
| Milwaukee Road | 64 | 434–497 | |
| Natl Harbours Board | 4 | 8403–8406 | |
| Southern Pacific | 58 | 2702–2759 | |
| Seaboard Coast Line Railroad | 45 | 4000–4019, 4200–4224 | |
| Nacionales de México | 25 | 9801–9825 | |
| Long Island | 23 | 150–172 | |
| Louisville & Nashville | 10 | 4225–4234 | |
| Terminal Alabama State Docks | 1 | 803 | |
| DOE Showing Locomotive model | 2 | 3727–3728 | |
| Total | 246 |
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pinkepank, Jerry A.; Marre, Louis A. (1979). Diesel Spotters Guide Update. Kalmbach Books. pp. 4–9. ISBN 0-89024-029-9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Johnston, Howard; Harris, Ken (2005). Jane's Train Recognition Guide. HarperCollins Publishing. pp. 414, 425. ISBN 978-0-06-081895-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering Association". 1974: 106.
Specifications are standard throughout for GM locomotives fitted with the Series 645 engine; MP15 has a 12- cylinder 645E roots-blown version.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Solomon, Brian (June 15, 2016). The field guide to trains : locomotives and rolling stock. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7603-4997-7. OCLC 928614280.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pinkpank, Jerry A (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7. LCCN 66-22894.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sarberenyi, Rob (2013). "UtahRails.net EMD MP15DC, MP15AC, and MP15T Original Owners =". Don Strack. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
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External links
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD MP15DC, MP15AC, and MP15T Original Owners
