"Lost" EMD Passenger Locomotive?

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Blutorse4792

Now T:ANE I can get into

• Mar 22, 2017

• #1

The Wikipedia article on the GE Genesis mentions that GM-EMD had a competing locomotive design that was not chosen.
Do any concepts/drawings of this locomotive (still) exist?

 

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whitepass

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• Mar 23, 2017

• #2

More than likely, try Trains.

 

norfolksouthern37

what's a normal map?

• Mar 23, 2017

• #3

see F59PHI. It was likely a similar style to that. They did not meet requirements notably their height because they would be built with existing frames and parts.

 

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PerRock

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• Mar 23, 2017

• #4

Amtrak had a drawing of it up on their history website a back around the time they rolled out the site. I have not been able to find it since. The drawing reminded me of the DE30AC but with a nose that was a bit of a cross between a P40 & an F40.

peter

Edit: Ok, I was mistake, the engine I was thinking of was a concept GE locomotive, not EMD. I found the image here: http://history.amtrak.com/archives/concept-drawing-of-a-ge-diesel-electric-engine

 

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nathanmallard

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• Mar 23, 2017

• #5

That looks like an early sketch of a P30CH.

 

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210009222

A Collector of things

• Mar 23, 2017

• #6

PerRock said:

Edit: Ok, I was mistake, the engine I was thinking of was a concept GE locomotive, not EMD. I found the image here: http://history.amtrak.com/archives/concept-drawing-of-a-ge-diesel-electric-engine

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That is the conceptual drawing of the P30CH, with a conceptual phase II livery. Amtrak ultimately decided to go with the current/past rendition of what is now Phase II.

 

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PerRock

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• Mar 23, 2017

• #7

Actually that would be Amtrak's promotional paint scheme, seen here on an E8: