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22-531: (Redirected from F-9 ) For the Misplaced Pages F9 criterion for speedy deletion, see Misplaced Pages:Criteria for speedy deletion § F9 . F9 , F09 , F.IX , F 9 or F-9 may refer to: Transport and vehicles [ edit ] EMD F9 , a locomotive in the 1950s F-9 Flying Fortress , a variant of the B-17 Flying Fortress F9C Sparrowhawk ,

44-402: A biplane parasite fighter from the 1930s Falcon 9 , a rocket of SpaceX Falconar F9A , a Canadian homebuilt aircraft design Farrier F-9 , a New Zealand trimaran sailboat Fokker F.IX , a 1929 Dutch airliner Frontier Airlines , IATA code F9, an American low-cost carrier Grumman F9F Panther , a United States Navy fighter aircraft Grumman F-9 Cougar , a swept wing version of

66-399: A new facility. General Motors Diesel selected a site on the outskirts of London, Ontario , for this plant. It opened in 1950, eventually expanding several times to 208 acres (842,000 m ) and branching out into building transit buses, earth movers ( Terex 1965-1980) and military vehicles built at adjacent facilities. Originally designed to produce one unit per day, it took some time for

88-499: A public recreational area in Islamabad F9 Financial Reporting , a financial reporting software application Factor IX , a coagulation factor F9 , a function key on a computer keyboard Zeolite F-9, a sodium-type molecular sieve with faujasite framework structure, also known as 13X See also [ edit ] 9F (disambiguation) Fix (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

110-537: A successful joint venture company between General Dynamics Land Systems and GM Defense (the "GM-GDLS Defense Group Ltd") with the award of the US Army Stryker contract, the defense side of the Canadian operations was sold to General Dynamics in 2003. On April 4, 2005, GM sold its EMD subsidiary with its London and LaGrange operations to a partnership between Greenbriar Equity Group and Berkshire Partners . The company

132-445: A total of 9,072 cu in (148.66 L). A D.C. generator powered four D37 traction motors, two on each Blomberg B truck . EMD has built all of its major components since 1939. An F9 can be distinguished reliably from a late F7 only by the addition of an extra filter grille ahead of the front porthole on the side panels on A units. Internally, the use of an 567C prime mover increased power to 1,750 hp (1.30 MW) from

154-565: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages EMD F9 The EMD F9 is a 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW) Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1953 and May 1960 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD) . It succeeded the F7 model in GM-EMD's F-unit sequence. Final assembly

176-678: The ALCO S-2 and the EMD NW2 . Tariffs protected Canadian manufacturers against imported goods, thus many companies wanting to do business in Canada set up controlled or wholly owned subsidiaries in Canada. General Motors Diesel, Ltd., was EMD's subsidiary organized for that purpose. Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in Montreal served a similar purpose for the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and

198-710: The Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC) in Kingston served a similar purpose for Baldwin Locomotive Works . MLW and CLC also produced steam and diesel engines of their own designs. The growing market for diesels in Canada meant it became worthwhile to build facilities in Canada to avoid import duties. While MLW and CLC both utilized existing steam locomotive erecting shops in Montreal and Kingston, respectively; General Motors, never having built steam locomotives, required

220-517: The road switcher-style of locomotive , as they had much better visibility from the cab without the need to lean out the window. The F9 was succeeded in most part by the EMD GP9 . The F9 used a 16-cylinder 567C series Diesel engine developing 1,750 hp (1.30 MW) at 800 rpm. The 567 was designed specifically for locomotive applications, being a 45 degree V-type two-stroke design , with 567 cu in (9.29 L) displacement per cylinder, for

242-653: The "Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada Ltd." on February 1, 1969, in a consolidation of all Canadian properties. Once dominant in North American diesel locomotive production having seen Baldwin, Fairbanks-Morse, Lima-Hamilton , Alco, MLW and CLC all fall by the wayside in the railway market, General Motors fell under intense competition from General Electric (GE). During the 1950s GE expanded beyond its early production of small locomotives, much of it for small and medium size industries, into large mainline road locomotives for Class I railroads . With excess capacity at

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264-513: The F7's 1,500 hp (1.12 MW). General Motors Diesel Diesel-electric locomotives were built in Canada beginning in 1928. The earliest diesels were custom built one-of-a-kind designs such as Canadian Nationals numbers 9000 and 9001 and Canadian Pacific number 7000. After these unique locomotives, steam remained in favor for road service owing to the higher initial costs and lower reliability of early diesel locomotives. The benefit of diesels

286-631: The F9F Panther LSWR F9 class, British locomotives of the Southern Railway Watsons Bay ferry services , numbered F9, a ferry route in Sydney, Australia Other uses [ edit ] F9 (film) , a film in the Fast & Furious franchise F 9 Säve , a former Swedish Air Force wing F9 (classification) , a wheelchair sport classification F-9 Park (Fatima Jinnah Park),

308-524: The London operation following the peak demand years of the 1950s, GMC Truck and Coach Division used it for production of heavy road vehicles such as buses. The plant was also used for production of construction equipment and light armored vehicles under contract. EMD moved all locomotive construction to London in 1991, after which the London plant supplied US customers under the Free Trade agreement between Canada and

330-535: The United States. Some primary equipment manufacturing, such as engines, generators, and traction motors, remained at EMD's LaGrange, Illinois facility. Meanwhile, locomotives were exported to Argentina, Bengal, Brazil, Ceylon, Liberia, Sweden, New Zealand; Norway and Pakistan. In the 2000s, GM reorganized the Canadian Diesel Division holdings and separated a portion out under the name "GM Defense". After

352-483: The first order (C-100) received, which was from Canadian Pacific for ten model FP7A 1,500 hp (1100 kW) A units of the "covered wagon" style of carbody. The two orders were on the shop floor under construction at the same time and it was TH&B 71 which was completed first and delivered on August 25 along with 72. Pairs of A units were delivered commencing with CP numbers 4028 and 4029 on September 14 and continuing until November 11. TH&B 71 cost $ 191,712 at

374-447: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=F9&oldid=1222447916 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

396-515: The time. For comparison, Alco 1,000 hp (750 kW) yard switchers built in Schenectady , New York cost $ 115,000 including import duty. GMD built units for export, a significant amount of business supported by government grants to foreign countries. GMD also built some experimental diesel-hydraulic locomotives and straight electric units as well, although neither were more than a tiny percentage of production. General Motors Diesel Ltd. became

418-451: The volume of orders to reach this level. Plant capacity was later expanded to one-and-a-half units per day. By comparison, La Grange, as the US plant was referred to, eventually could produce six units per day. The first diesel locomotive built was Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway (TH&B) number 71, one of four model GP7 1,500 hp (1100 kW) road switchers. It was however, not

440-449: Was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant. The F9 was also built in Canada by General Motors Diesel at their London, Ontario plant. A total of 101 cab-equipped lead A units and 156 cabless booster B units were built. The F9 was the fifth model in GM-EMD's highly successful "F" series of cab unit diesel locomotives. By the time cab units such as the F9 were built, railroads were turning to

462-420: Was largely their reduced operating costs compared to steam, but they had to be kept going to pay for themselves. Increased use was key to their cost benefits. The greatest savings were to be had in yard service, where switching often meant idling that maximized the efficiency advantages of diesel over steam. Through the 1930s into the 1940s the largest market for diesel-electric locomotives was for switchers such as

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484-558: Was renamed "Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc", thus retaining the EMD initials. EMD's Canadian subsidiary was renamed "Electro-Motive Canada". In 2010 EMD and its Canadian subsidiary were acquired by Caterpillar's subsidiary Progress Rail . The plant was closed in 2012, after a labor dispute and leasing of a new plant in Muncie , Indiana . In 2015 McLaughlin Brothers and J-AAR Excavating jointly acquire

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