- EMD TR1
Infobox Locomotive
name = EMD TR1
powertype =Diesel-electric
imagesize = 300
caption = TR1 #9251 in1942 .
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builder = General Motors
Electro-Motive Division
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buildmodel = TR1
builddate = 1941
totalproduction = 2 pair
aarwheels = B-B+B-B
gauge = RailGauge|ussg
trucks =Blomberg B
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primemover = EMD 12-567
enginetype = 2-stroke diesel
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cylindercount = 12
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poweroutput = convert|1350|hp|abbr=on
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locobrakes = Straight air
trainbrakes = WABCO 26L airfact|date=August 2008|contemporary road locomotives had 24RL brakes
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railroad =Illinois Central Railroad
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retiredate = 1966
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disposition = Traded for partsThe EMD TR1 was a two-unit "
cow-calf "diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division ofLa Grange, Illinois in 1941. Two pairs were built for theIllinois Central Railroad , the only purchaser.The locomotive units strongly resembled the
EMD NW3 , with a long frame,Blomberg B road trucks, and a large cab connected to a wide area of hood that tapered going forward. The locomotives incorporated the machinery of theEMD FT inswitcher bodywork; aV16 EMD 567 diesel engine of convert|1350|hp|abbr=off in each unit.The cow and calf units were semipermanently coupled together with a drawbar instead of couplers, in similar fashion to the FT's twin-unit sets.
The two locomotive pairs were numbered 9250A&B and 9251A&B, later renumbered 1350A&B and 1351A&B. They operated in the
St. Louis, Missouri area on transfer service, hauling cuts of cars between different yards in the area.Both remained in this service until they were retired in 1966 and traded in to EMD in part exchange for new
EMD GP40 locomotives.References
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