The EMD BL2 is a model of diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). A total of 58 units (plus a single BL1) were built between 1947 and 1949. [1] The BL2 was not very successful, as it was unreliable and occupied a gap between carbody and hood units, which resulted in it suffering from the drawbacks of ...

2024年12月18日 · Electro-Motive's BL2 was the stepping stone for the company's highly successful General Purpose (GP) series. The locomotive was a derivative of the F3, EMD's most successful cab model until the F7 debuted in 1949.

The BL2: EMD's Ugly Duckling? The Cab Unit-Road Switcher Hybrid. EMD BL2 Diagram. The BL2 occupies an interesting place in diesel locomotive history. Not quite a cab unit, but also not quite a road switcher, this short-lived offering from EMD set the stage for the enormously successful GP7 that would put an end to the cab unit era.

2021年7月29日 · But at the height of its postwar prosperity, EMD made one memorable misstep: the BL2 diesel locomotive and its prototype, the BL1. Although competitors Alco, Baldwin, and Fairbanks-Morse had begun producing road-switcher-type diesel locomotives as early as 1941, EMD was reluctant to offer one.

EMD BL1and BL2; Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND: New: 6 May 2006 : Artwork by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: EMD: Engine: 567B 16 cylinder: ... BL1 and BL2 Total Length: 54'-00" Wheel Diameter: 40" Truck Wheel Base: 9'-00" Height to Top Engine Hood: 14'-06" Height to Top Cab : 15'-00" Cab Width: 10'-07.5" Engine Hood ...

2001年9月6日 · EMD stands for: Electro-Motive Division (of General Motors). BL-2, stands for Branch Line, model 2. EMD led the way into dieseldom with the very popular series of F-units (F3 thru F9). These were great road locomotives, but were very hard to switch, as the engineer could not easily see behind him.

The EMD BL2 is a four-axle B-B road switcher built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). Often considered the "Ugly Duckling" of diesel offerings from EMD, the BL2 set the stage for the company's widely successful GP series of locomotives.

5 天之前 · Discussion of Electro-Motive locomotive products and technology, past and present. Official web site can be found here: http://www.emdiesels.com/. What is the story behind the development and production of the BL1 and the BL2's?

6 天之前 · It seems to be generally agreed that the BL-2 was a flop: discontinued after 59 units, replaced in the EMD catalogue by the very successful but radically different GP-7. The basic package SHOULD have been successful: use the works of the popular F …

The EMD BL2 is a model of diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). A total of 58 units (plus a single BL1) were built between 1947 and 1949.