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EMD "F3" Locomotives: Specs, Roster, History

Last revised: February 20, 2025

By: Adam Burns

Electro-Motive's F3 not only continued the builder's success in the main line freight diesel market but also greatly expanded upon it.  

Following wartime restrictions, which had prevented EMD from implementing a number of improvements with the original FT, the F3 sold more than 1,800 examples during its four-year production run.

The locomotive could be found in service on nearly all of the major railroads and furthered the industry's efforts to complete dieselization.

Visually, the F3 featured some variations over the earlier FT but generally carried a similar overall appearance, sporting EMD's classic "bull dog" nose streamlining.  Its design changes, although never officially distinguished by Electro-Motive, were nevertheless noted by railfans as "phases."

823598230941274612467327852896038.jpgAn A-B set of Burlington F3s, led by #9960-C, along with an F7A have a long freight at Eola, Illinois, circa 1964. American-Rails.com collection.

Overview

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The F3 followed Electro-Motive's earlier F2, a briefly cataloged model built between July-November, 1946 as a stop-gap variant while the builder worked out issues with its latest D12 generator.

Interestingly, the original F3 demonstrators were completed in July, 1945.  However, as a result of the D12's issues, mass production did not commence until late 1946. Once ready, sales took off rapidly and the F3 quickly became the best selling road locomotive in North America up until that time.

The model remained cataloged as an A-B-B-A set but could produce an additional 600 horsepower over the FT (6,000 horsepower total); each individual F3 locomotive was rated at 1,500 horsepower, or 150 more than a single unit FT.

As Brian Solomon notes in his book, "Electro-Motive E-Units And F-Units," EMD made a number of other improvements with the F3 in the areas of versatility and performance.

The builder dropped the drawbar arrangement on the FT and equipped each locomotive with standard couplers, thereby providing railroads greater redundancy to utilize each unit however they wished and in whatever grouping they desired.  In other words, a two, three, or four unit set was no longer required to operate in tandem.

In addition, the F3 featured electrically-powered appliances in place of belt and mechanical driven variants.  Doing so improved reliability and reduced maintenance costs.  Finally, the model was equipped with new safety features for improved performance, including a electro-pneumatic throttle control system and automatic engine shutdown (if lubricating oil fell below a predetermined level).

Erie Lackawanna F3A #6561 (ex-Delaware, Lackawanna & Western #656-A), showing her age, at Marion, Ohio; summer, 1970. American-Rails.com collection.

The F3 was offered with eight different gearing ratios, ranging from 56:21 for passenger service (top speed of 102 mph while offering 21,000 pounds of continuous tractive effort) to 65:12 for freight duties (a top speed of 50 mph with 42,500 pounds of continuous tractive effort). Typically, railroads ordered F3s with a gearing somewhere between these two extremes.

Externally, the easiest way to identify the FT and F3 is via the number of portholes; the former had four spaced very close together, centered on the carbody while the latter featured just three, and later only two, spaced evenly apart.

At the time of the F3's production, the industry had yet to embrace six-axle, six-motored (C-C truck) locomotives, which offered greater tractive effort and adhesion.  This sentiment would begin to change, however, in just over a decade. 

Over its four year production run the model saw slight changes to its carbody five different times. However, for the most part, it was identical to the F2 with its most distinguishing feature being larger number boards and fewer portholes.  More information about the F3's phases may be found below.

In this Western Pacific publicity scene, new F3's pose for a photo at the Fourth South Yard in Salt Lake City, Utah during the summer of 1947. Author's collection.

Phases

For railfans there were five different phases; Phase I through Phase V (the latter is also referred to as the "F5"). All of these were extremely minor in nature, mostly involving slight changes to grille locations, radiator fans, portholes, etc. 

Specifically the variances include: 

  • The Phase I variant, which began with the initial F3s completed in October, 1946, was essentially an F2 with upgraded electrical equipment and different number boards.
  • The early Phase II model was manufactured from February of 1947 and including slight cosmetic changes including chicken wire used on the top-third of the carbody with wiring used between the two centered portholes.
  • The later Phase II went into production that December and sported new radiator fans with a "pan-topped" look.
Missouri Pacific F3A #532 (sub-lettered for subsidiary St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico) and an FA-2 in St. Louis, circa 1955. American-Rails.com collection.

The "Flying F3"

The incident which made Santa Fe F3A #19-L a celebrity, and luckily no one was seriously injured. At approximately 8:45 AM on the morning of January 25, 1948 train #17, the combined westbound "El Capitan"/"Super Chief" had just arrived at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal.

Author Joe Lesser notes that four trains were scheduled to arrive at LAUPT that morning; Train #19 - "The Chief," Train #3 - "The California Limited," Train #1 - "The Scout," and Train #17 - listed only as "streamliner" on the timetable. 

As it turns out Train #21, "The El Capitan," and Train #17, "The Super Chief," were combined as Train #17 at that time into LAUPT.

Upon cutting off from his train, engineer Fred Hurst was following instructions from the herder (a trackman assigned to work station jobs) with his A-B-B-A set of F3's to ease towards the bumping post, prepare to reverse through the crossover, head to the release track, and finally make his way to the roundhouse at nearby Redondo Junction.

As an investigation later discovered, Hurst accidentally turned the F3's MU2A valve, which released air-brake control from the engines. 

At this point the locomotives effectively had no brakes and they slowly rolled forward, clipped through the bumper, passed over a 12-foot wide paved road, jumped the curb and sidewalk, and finally smashed through a one-foot thick concrete wall.

Photo by Fletcher Swan, AT&SF employee at the time.

Lead locomotive #19-L finally came to rest on its battery case and fuel tank although its front truck dangled over Aliso Street with the unit's nose having snapped a utility pole.

Hurst had remained at the controls the entire time and gingerly made his way out of the back of the locomotive once it came to a stop. However, his fireman, Frank Rittenhouse, had bailed out as soon as he realized something was amiss.

Ultimately, Hurst was found at fault and permanently removed from service. Interestingly, #19-L's adventures did not end here.

It was later involved in a derailment on October 30, 1949; while leading train #22, the eastbound "El Capitan" it struck a broken rail at-speed (60-70 mph) near Azusa, California, rolled over and caught fire. Thankfully, only one crew member and seventeen passengers were slightly injured.

The locomotive was later repaired and returned to service. It was then rebuilt during the CF7 program in the early 1970s and became #2622. In the 1980s it was sold to short line Louisiana & Delta and finally retired in June of 1987.

Many thanks to Joe Lesser's article, "The Case Of Santa Fe's Flying F3" from the March, 2000 issue of Trains Magazine for the historical background concerning this incident.

f3demos.jpgA company photo of Electro-Motive's F3 A-B-B-A demonstrator set, seen here in July of 1945.

In 1948 the last three phases of the F3 were produced:

  • In March, Phase III began rolling out of La Grange lacking the chicken wire between the centered port holes with louvres included on the four rectangular openings.
  • Phase IV was manufactured later that year in August sporting a full-length, stainless-steel grille which replaced the chicken wire at the top of the carbody and made the locomotive closely resemble the later F7.  
  • Finally there was the "F5" (Phase V) which, again, was never cataloged as a standalone model by EMD; built between October, 1948 through February, 1949 the locomotive's notable feature was the new model D27C traction motor. While more rugged, the F5 retained the same, overall tractive effort rating. 
drgw-5521-f3.jpgRio Grande F3A #5521 leads train #18, the eastbound "California Zephyr," at Lehi, Utah on May 8, 1953. Otto Roach photo.
26781598171718969730089.jpgMissouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) F3A's #64-C and #65-C at Parsons, Kansas, circa 1966. Mac Owen photo. American-Rails.com collection.

Data Sheet and Specifications

Entered Production7/1945 (Demonstrator set #291)
Years Produced7/1945 - 2/1949
Engine567B
Engine BuilderGM
Horsepower1500
RPM800
Cylinders16
Length (F3A)50' 8"
Length (F3B)50' 0"
Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Horn)15' 0" (F3A)
Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Exhaust Fans)14' 8" (F3B)
Width10' 7"
Weight230,000 Lbs (A Units): 228,000 Lbs (B Units, Phase V only)
Fuel Capacity1,200 Gallons
Air CompressorGardner-Denver
Air Compressor ModelWBO
Air Brake ManufacturerWestinghouse
Air Brake Schedule24RL
TrucksB-B
Truck TypeBlomberg
Truck Wheelbase9'
Wheel Size40"
Traction MotorsD27B/C (4), GM
Primary GeneratorD12, GM
Auxiliary GeneratorDelco (A8102)
AlternatorD14
MU (Multiple-Unit)Yes
Dynamic BrakesYes
Gear Ratios65:12, 62:15, 61:16, 60:17, 59:18, 58:19, 57:20, 56:21
Tractive Efforts (Continuous, at 11 mph)52,400; 40,000; 37,000; 34,000; 32,000; 29,500; 27,500; 25,500
Top Speeds55 mph, 65 mph, 71 mph, 77 mph, 83 mph, 95 mph, 102 mph

* Steam generators were optional in the F3.  They were produced by Vapor Clarkson, model OK4616 (1,200 Lbs/Hr).

Production Rosters

F3A

Total Built = 1,107

Owner Road Number Serial Number Order Number Completion Date
Santa Fe 16, 16C - 21, 21C 2729-2740 E630 10/1946 - 11/1946
New York, Ontario & Western 821-822 3142-3143 E825 3/1948
New York, Ontario & Western 501-503 3146-3148 E825 1/1948 - 3/1948
Electro-Motive (Demonstrator) 291A1 (became Toledo, Peoria & Western 100A) 3370 E673 7/1945
Electro-Motive (Demonstrator) 291A2 (destroyed in accident, never sold) 3371 E673 7/1945
Southern (Alabama Great Southern) 6702-6705 3378-3381 E675 11/1946
Great Northern 225-227 3489-3491 E688 11/1946
Denver & Rio Grande Western 552 - 554 (1st and 4th units in A-B-B-A set) 3544-3549 E692 11/1946
Southern 4128-4143 3556-3571 E693 11/1946 - 12/1946
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 800A/800B - 806A/806B, 880A/880B - 882A/882B 3586-3605 E695 12/1946
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) 51A, 51B - 52A, 52B 3663-3666 E703 12/1946
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) 61A, 61B - 64A, 64B 3669-3676 E704 12/1946 - 1/1947
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 801A, 801C - 802A, 802C 3717-3720 E710 12/1946
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 605A, 605C - 606A, 606C 3723-3726 E763 12/1946
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 655A-656A 3729-3730 E711 1/1947
Northern Pacific 6500A-6505A 3773-3778 E722 1/1947
Northern Pacific 6011A, 6011D - 6014A, 6014D 3779-3786 E759 1/1947
Southern 4144-4170 3797-3823 E723 1/1947 - 2/1947
Southern (New Orleans & North Eastern) 6804-6806 3837-3839 E733 4/1947
Southern (Alabama Great Southern) 6706-6713 3841-3848 E734 4/1947 - 5/1947
Southern (Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific) 6106-6113 3853-3860 E735 5/1947
Kansas City Southern 50A, 50D - 51A, 51D 3897-3900 E731 1/1947
Kansas City Southern 52A, 52D - 53A, 53D 3901-3904 E731 5/1947
Kansas City Southern 30A-31A 3905-3906 E777 11/1947
Western Pacific 801-803A 3925-3927 E737 6/1947
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 807A/807B - 810A/810B, 811A 3942-3950 E740 5/1947 - 6/1947
Chicago & North Western 4051C-4054C 3965-3968 E743 1/1947
Chicago & North Western 4055A, 4055C 3969-3970 E743 6/1947
Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) 201A-207A, 201C-207C 4025-4038 E749 6/1947
Central Railroad of New Jersey 50-59 4046-4055 E750 7/1947
Electro-Motive (Demonstrators) 754A1, 754A2 (became Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville [Monon] 85A, 85B) 4065-4066 E754 9/1946
Baltimore & Ohio 82/82A - 86/86A (Evens), 88 4072-4078 E757 7/1947
Erie Railroad 800A, 800D - 806A, 806D 4086-4099 E760 7/1947
Chicago Great Western 101A, 101C - 106A, 106C 4117-4128 E762 10/1947
New York Central 1606-1623 4183-4200 E752 6/1947 - 7/1947
New York Central 3500-3503 4211-4214 E772 7/1947
Missouri Pacific 513, 519, 514, 520, 515, 521, 516, 522, 517, 523, 518, 524 4234-4245 E775 11/1947
Kansas City Southern 54A, 54D 4256-4257 E778 5/1947
Chicago & North Western 4057A/4057C - 4063A/4063C, 4065A, 4065C 4288-4303 E782 12/1947
Northern Pacific 6015A, 6015D 4312-4313 E759 1/1947
Great Northern 260A-261A 4334-4335 E800 10/1947
Great Northern 259A, 259B 4341-4342 E798 10/1947
Great Northern 262A, 262B - 263A, 263B 4343-4346 E799 9/1947
Great Northern 228-231 4355-4358 E802 10/1947
Missouri Pacific (St Louis, Brownsville & Mexico) 529-540 4359-4370 E784 11/1947
Missouri Pacific (International-Great Northern) 525, 527, 526, 528 4371-4374 E785 11/1947
Erie Railroad 706A, 706D - 708A, 708D 4377-4382 E786 11/1947
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 803A, 803C - 805A, 805C 4395-4400 E789 12/1947
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 116A, 116D - 120A, 120D 4404-4413 E790 10/1947
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 9960A, 9960C - 9962A, 9962C 4424-4429 E791 10/1947
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) 81A, 81B-84A, 84B 4453-4460 E796 5/1947
Chicago & North Western 4056A, 4056C, 4064A, 4064C 4461-4464 E867 2/1947
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 121A, 121D 4465-4466 E790 11/1947
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 160A, 160C - 161A, 161C 4469-4472 E797 11/1947
Central of Georgia 901-904 4475-4478 E803 12/1947
Union Pacific 964A-968A 4480-4484 E845 9/1947
Maine Central 671A-672A 4494-4495 E809 12/1947
Southern Pacific 6100A, 6100D - 6101A, 6101D 4502-4505 E811 5/1947
Southern Pacific 6102A, 6102D - 6119A, 6119D 4506-4541 E811 10/1947 - 1/1948
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 621A, 621C 4595-4596 E1002 1/1948
Aberdeen & Rockfish 200 4598 E816 4/1947
Spokane, Portland & Seattle 800A1, 800A2 4599-4600 E817 4/1947
Union Pacific 1400A-1403A 4601-4604 E818 5/1947
Union Pacific 1404A-1409A 4609-4614 E818 10/47
Union Pacific 1410A-1441A 4615-4646 E818 1/1948 - 3/1948
Great Northern 350A-358A, 350C-358C 4673-4690 E819 11/1947 - 12/1947
Seaboard Air Line 4022-4027 4737-4742 E826 3/1948
Northern Pacific 6506A 4787 E722 4/1947
Great Northern 430A, 430D - 438A, 438D (Evens) 4805-4812 E836 8/1948 - 9/1948
Great Northern 306A, 306C 4821-4822 E1099 10/1948
Great Northern 264A, 264B - 265A, 265B 4826-4829 E1100 10/1948
Great Northern 266A-267A 4830-4831 E1101 10/1948
Great Northern 375C-376C 4834-4835 E1102 10/1948
New York Central 1624-1635 4859-4870 E841 4/1948
Pennsylvania 9500A-9503A 4914-4917 E843 7/1947
Kansas City Southern (Louisiana & Arkansas) 55A, 55D - 58A, 58D 4924-4931 E844 3/1948
Minneapolis & St Louis 248A, 249C, 348A, 348C, 448A, 448C 4948-4953 E848 3/1948
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 657A-662A 4973-4978 E853 3/1948
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 883A-885A 4996-4998 E857 6/1947
Chicago Great Western 107A, 107C - 112A, 112C 5004-5015 E858 3/1948
Pennsylvania 9506A-9517A 5043-5054 E863 4/1948 - 5/1948
Baltimore & Ohio 113, 113A - 151, 151A (Odds) 5089-5128 E865 4/1948 - 5/1948
Atlanta & St Andrews Bay 1501 5144 E870 6/1947
Western Maryland 51-52 5145-5146 E871 6/1947
Bangor & Aroostook 500A-503A 5170-5173 E875 10/1947
Bangor & Aroostook 504A-505A 5174-5175 E875 5/1948
Bangor & Aroostook 506A-507A 5180-5181 E876 5/1948
Central of Georgia 905-908 5198-5201 E881 5/1948
Grand Trunk Western 9006-9015 5205-5214 E883 5/1948
Grand Trunk Western 9016-9027 5215-5226 E883 9/1948
Southern 4171-4172 5281-5282 E869 6/1947
St Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) 5000-5001 5310-5311 E895 1/1948
St Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) 5002-5017 5312-5327 E895 5/1948 - 6/1948
Pennsylvania 9520A-9527A, 9540A-9541A, 9528A 5346-5355, 5358 E896 5/1948, 7/1948
Pennsylvania 9504A-9505A 5389-5390 E922 9/1947
Chicago & North Western 4066A, 4066C 5391-5392 E782 12/1947
Santa Fe 22, 22C - 29, 29C 5397-5412 E902 3/1948 - 6/1948
Missouri Pacific 561, 571, 562, 572, 563, 573, 564, 574, 565, 575, 566, 576 5417-5428 E903 8/1948
Missouri Pacific 567-570 5435-5438 E904 9/1948
Missouri Pacific (St Louis, Brownsville & Mexico) 541-552 5459-5470 E907 6/1948
Missouri Pacific (International-Great Northern) 553, 557, 554, 558, 555, 559, 556, 560 5471-5478 E908 9/1948
Florida East Coast 501-508 5516-5523 E913 1/1949
Soo Line 200A, 200B 5545-5546 E917 10/1947
Soo Line 201A, 201B - 202A, 202B 5547-5550 E917 1/1948
Soo Line 203A, 203B - 204A, 204B 5551-5554 E917 9/1948
Pennsylvania 9529A-9539A, 9556A-9565A 5577-5596 E921 9/1948
Boston & Maine 4227A-4228A 5601-5602 E925 10/1948
Seaboard Air Line 4028-4032 5657-5661 E826 3/1948
Atlantic Coast Line 336-347 5683-5694 E936 12/1948
Maine Central 681-686 5695-5700 E937 11/1948
Union Pacific 1442-1456 5707-5721 E939 4/1948 - 9/1948
Baltimore & Ohio 153, 153A - 171, 171A (Odds) 5722-5741 E940 11/1948- 1/1949
Pennsylvania 9566A-9567A 5748-5749 E921 9/1948
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis 800 5772 E951 3/1948
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis 801 5773 E951 7/1948
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis 802-804 5774-5776 E951 12/1948
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis 805-806 5787-5788 E1072 8/1948
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis 807-808 5789-5790 E1073 1/1949
Southern 4180-4189, 4173-4177 5847-5861 E955 11/1948 - 1/1949
Denver & Rio Grande Western 556 (1st and 4th units in A-B-B-A set) 5864-5865 E956 11/1948
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 122A, 122D - 128A, 128D 5874-5887 E957 4/1948 - 8/1948
Southern 4178-4179, 4200-4202, 4190-4199 5923-5937 E955 1/1949
Chicago Great Western 113A, 113C - 115A, 113C 5989-5994 E963 2/1949
Chicago Great Western 150-152 5995-5997 E964 11/1948, 1/1949
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1406-1409 5998-6001 E965 12/1948
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1204-1205 6004-6005 E1111 2/1949
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1400-1403 6006-6009 E1096 7/1948
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1200-1203 6018-6021 E967 2/1948
Reading 260A-265A 6182-6187 E982 11/1948
Milwaukee Road 80A, 80D 6307-6308 E1211 1/1949
Milwaukee Road 81A, 81D - 83A, 83D 6309-6314 E997 1/1949 - 2/1949
Union Pacific 1457-1461 6331-6335 E939 9/1948
Pennsylvania 9542A-9555A 6467-6480 E1004 10/1948 - 1/1949
Pennsylvania 9679A 6488 E1108 10/1948
Pennsylvania 9680A-9683A 6489-6492 E1108 1/1949 - 2/1949
Pennsylvania 9518A-9519A 6496-6497 E1021 1/1948
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 162A, 162C 6506-6507 E1007 6/1948
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 129A, 129D 6561-6562 E957 8/1948
Santa Fe 30, 30C - 36, 36C E1014 6613-6626 8/1948 - 1/1949
Northern Pacific 6503C-6506C, 6016A/6016D-6017A/6017D 6652-6659 E1018 10/1948
Union Pacific 905-910 6660-6665 E1019 5/1948 - 6/1948
Union Pacific 1462-1463, 1550-1563 6713-6728 E939 9/1948 - 1/1949
Southern Pacific 6120A, 6120D - 6139A, 6139D 6903-6942 E1035 10/1948 - 2/1949
Central of Georgia 909 6993 E881 5/1948
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 130A/130D-131A/131D, 137A/137D-138A/138D, 134A/134D-136A/136D 7006-7019 E957 10-11/1948
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 132A, 132D - 133A, 133D 7050-7053 E957 11/1948, 1/1949
Soo Line (Wisconsin Central) 2200A, 2200B 7403-7404 E1053 9/1948
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) 62B, 64A 7416-7417 E1055 4/1948
Louisville & Nashville 2500-2501 7453-7454 E1060 8/1948
Electro-Motive (Demonstrator) 951 (became Kansas City Southern [Louisiana & Arkansas] 59A 7459 E1215 10/1948
Erie 709A, 709D - 710A, 710D 7465-7468 E1063 2/1949
Georgia 1001 7483 E1065 10/1948
Pennsylvania 9684A-9689A 7574-7579 E1080 2/1949
Western Railway of Alabama 501 7604 E1083 9/1948
Spokane, Portland & Seattle 802 7798 E1103 11/1948
Santa Fe 200, 200C - 201, 201C 7799-7802 E1104 10-11/1948
Aberdeen & Rock Fish 201 7811 E1107 11/1948
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1404-1405 7850-7851 E1119 11/1948
Great Northern 438A, 438D 8014-8015 E836 10/1948
Lehigh Valley 510-528 (Evens) 8167-8176 E1143 10/1948 - 11/1948
Southern 4203-4206 8275-8278 E1151 1/1949
Pennsylvania 9677A-9678A 8279-8280 E921 9/1948
Clinchfield 800-803 8479-8482 E1175 12/1948
Clinchfield 804-805 8483-8484 E1175 2/1949

F3B

Total Built = 694

Owner Road Number Serial Number Order Number Completion Date
Santa Fe 16A, 16B - 21A, 21B 2741-2752 E630 10/1946-11/1946
New York, Ontario & Western 821B-822B 3144-3145 E825 3/1948
Electro-Motive (Demonstrator) 291B1 (became Toledo, Peoria & Western 100B) 3372 E673 7/1945
Electro-Motive (Demonstrator) 291B2, renumbered 754B1 (became Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville [Monon] 65C) 3373 E754 7/1945
Southern (Alabama Great Southern) 6750-6751 3382-3383 E675 11/1946
Denver & Rio Grande Western 552-554 (2nd and 3rd units in A-B-B-A set) 3550-3555 E692 11/1946
Southern 4320-4327 3572-3579 E693 12/1946
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) 61C-62C 3677-3678 E704 12/1946
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 801B-802B 3721-3722 E710 12/1946
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 605B-606B 3727-3728 E763 12/1946
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 655B-656B 3731-3732 E711 1/1947
Northern Pacific 6500B, 6500C - 6504B, 6504C 3787-3796 E722 1/1947
Southern 4328-4340 3824-3836 E723 1/1947- 2/1947
Southern (New Orleans & North Eastern) 6829 3840 E733 4/1947
Southern (Alabama Great Southern) 6752-6755 3849-3852 E734 4/1947 - 5/1947
Southern (Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific) 6156-6159 3861-3864 E735 5/1947
Northern Pacific 6505B, 6505C 3872-3873 E722 1/1947
Northern Pacific 6011B, 6011C - 6015B, 6015C 3874-3883 E759 1/1947
Kansas City Southern 50B, 50C - 51B, 51C 3907-3910 E731 1/1947
Kansas City Southern 52B, 52C - 53B, 53C 3911-3914 E731 5/1947
Kansas City Southern 30B-31B 3915-3916 E777 11/1947
Western Pacific 801B, 801C - 803B, 803C 3928-3933 E737 6/1947
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio B60-B64 3957-3961 E740 5/1947 - 6/1947
Chicago & North Western 4055B 3971 E743 6/1947
Missouri-Kansas-Texas 201B-207B 4039-4045 E749 6/1947
Central of New Jersey A-E 4056-4060 E750 7/1947
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) 63C-64C 4067-4068 E704 1/1947
Baltimore & Ohio 82x, 82Ax, 84x, 84Ax 4080-4083 E757 7/1947
Erie 800B-806B 4100-4106 E760 7/1947
Chicago Great Western 101B-106B 4129-4134 E762 10/1947
Baltimore & Ohio 86x, 86Ax, 88x 4135-4137 E757 7/1947
New York Central 2404-2413 4201-4210 E752 6/1947 - 7/1947
New York Central 3600-3601 4215-4216 E772 7/1947
Missouri Pacific 513B-518B 4246-4251 E775 11/1947
Kansas City Southern 54B, 54C 4260-4261 E778 5/1947
Chicago & North Western 4057B-4063B, 4065B 4304-4311 E782 12/1947
Great Northern 260B-261B 4336-4337 E800 10/1947
Missouri Pacific (International-Great Northern) 525B-526B 4375-4376 E785 11/1947
Erie 706B, 706C-708B, 708C 4383-4388 E786 11/1947
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 803B-805B 4401-4403 E789 12/1947
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 116B, 116C - 120B, 120C 4414-4423 E790 10/1947
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 9960B-9962B 4430-4432 E791 10/1947
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 121B, 121C 4467-4468 E790 11/1947
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 160B-161B 4473-4474 E797 11/1947
Union Pacific 969B-975B 4485-4491 E845 9/1947
Maine Central 671B-672B 4496-4497 E809 12/1947
Southern Pacific 6100B, 6100C- 6119B, 6119C 4542-4581 E811 5/1947 - 1/1948
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 622B 4597 E1002 1/1948
Union Pacific 1442B-1445B 4605-4608 E818 5/1947
Union Pacific 1446B-1451B 4647-4652 E818 10/1947
Union Pacific 1452B-1471B 4653-4672 E818 1/1948 - 3/1948
Great Northern 350B-355B 4691-4696 E819 11/1947 - 12/1947
Great Northern 356B-358B 4734-4736 E819 12/1947
Northern Pacific 6506B, 6506C 4788-4789 E722 4/1947
Great Northern 430B, 430C - 436B, 436C (Evens) 4813-4820 E836 8/1948-9/1948
Great Northern 306B 4825 E1099 10/1948
Great Northern 266B-267B 4832-4833 E1101 10/1948
Union Pacific 976B-978B 4842-4844 E845 9/1947
New York Central 2414-2419 4871-4876 E841 4/1948
Pennsylvania 9500B-9503B 4918-4921 E843 7/1947
Pennsylvania 9504B-9505B 4922-4923 E922 9/1947
Kansas City Southern 55B, 55C - 58B, 58C 4932-4939 E844 3/1948
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 657B-662B 4979-4984 E853 3/1948
Gulf Mobile & Ohio B80-B82 4999-5001 E857 6/1947
Chicago Great Western 107B-112B 5016-5021 E858 3/1948
Pennsylvania 9506B-9517B 5055-5066 E863 4/1948 - 5/1948
Pennsylvania 9523B-9527B, 9540B 5067-5072 E896 7/1948
Bangor & Aroostook 600B-601B 5176-5177 E875 10/1947
Bangor & Aroostook 602B-603B 5178-5179 E875 5/1948
Southern 4341-4352 5182-5193 E877 10/1947 - 11/1947
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) 64C 5194 E878 10/1947
Chicago Great Western 101D-104D 5234-5237 E963 2/1949
Southern 4353-4354 5283-5284 E869 6/1947
St Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) 5100-5101 5328-5329 E895 1/1948
St Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) 5102-5117 5330-5345 E895 5/1948 - 6/1948
Pennsylvania 9520B-9521B 5356-5357 E896 5/1948
Pennsylvania 9522B 5359 E896 7/1948
Chicago & North Western 4066B, 4056B 5393-5394 E782 12/1947
Santa Fe 22A, 22B - 23A, 23B 5413-5416 E902 3/1948
Missouri Pacific 561B-566B 5429-5434 E903 8/1948
Missouri Pacific 567B-570B 5439-5442 E904 9/1948
Missouri Pacific (International-Great Northern) 553B-556B 5479-5482 E908 9/1948
Santa Fe 24A, 24B - 29A, 29B 5483-5494 E902 4/1948 - 6/1948
Florida East Coast 551-554 5524-5527 E913 1/1949
Boston & Maine 4227B-4228B 5604-5605 E925 10/1948
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis 900-901 5777-5778 E951 3/1948
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis 902-903 5779-5780 E951 7/1948
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis 904-909 5781-5786 E951 12/1948
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis 910-911 5791-5792 E1073 1/1949
Denver & Rio Grande Western 556 (2nd and 3rd units in A-B-B-A set) 5870-5871 E956 11/1948
Atlantic Coast Line 336B-347B 5908-5919 E936 12/1948
Southern 4360-4369, 4355-4359, 4380-4384, 4370-4379 5938-5967 E955 11/1948 - 1/1949
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1503-1504 6002-6003 E965 12/1948
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1500-1501 6010-6011 E1096 7/1948
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1300-1301 6022-6023 E967 2/1948
Reading 260B-265B 6188-6193 E982 11/1948
Milwaukee Road 80B, 80C 6315-6316 E1211 1/1949
Milwaukee Road 81B, 81C - 83B, 83C E997 6317-6322 1/1949 - 2/1949
Union Pacific 1442B/1442C-1458B/1458C (Evens), 1430B, 1430C 6356-6375 E939 4/1948 - 9/1948
Pennsylvania 9542B-9554B (Evens) 6481-6487 E1004 10/1948 - 1/1949
Pennsylvania 9519B, 9528B 6493-6494 E1108 1/1949 - 2/1949
Pennsylvania 9518B 6498 E1021 1/1948
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 162B 6508 E1007 6/1948
Santa Fe 30A, 30B - 36A, 36B 6627-6640 E1014 8/1948 - 1/1949
Union Pacific 905B, 905C - 909B, 909C (Odds) 6666-6671 E1019 5/1948 - 6/1948
Union Pacific 1432B, 1432C, 1550B/1550C-1562B/1562C (Evens), 1434B/1434C-1440B/1440C (Evens) 6729-6752 E939 9/1948 - 1/1949
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 122B, 122C - 129B, 129C 7020-7035 E957 4/1948 - 8/1948
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 130B/130C-131B/131C, 137B/137C-138B/138C, 134B/134C-136B/136C 7036-7049 E957 10/1948 - 11/1948
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 132B, 132C - 133B, 133C 7054-7057 E957 11/1948 - 1/1949
Southern Pacific 6120B, 6120C - 6139B, 6139C 7066-7105 E1035 10/1948 - 2/1949
Soo Line (Wisconsin Central) 2200C 7411 E1053 9/1948
Louisville & Nashville 2550-2552 7455-7457 E1060 8/1948
Erie 709B, 709C - 710B, 710C 7469-7472 E1063 2/1949
Pennsylvania 9541B-9545B (Odds) 7590-7592 E1080 2/1949
Santa Fe 200A, 200B - 201A, 201B 7803-7806 E1104 10/1948 - 11/1948
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1502 7852 E1119 11/1948
Great Northern 438B, 438C 8016-8017 E836 10/1948
Lehigh Valley 511-529 (Odds) 8177-8186 E1143 10/1948 - 11/1948
Clinchfield 850-851 8485-8486 E1175 12/1948
Clinchfield 852 8487 E1175 2/1949
Santa Fe 32A 8618 E1197 10/1948

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F3A

Total Built = 4

Owner Road Numbers Serial Numbers Order Number Completion Date
Canadian National 9000, 9002-9003, 9005 5888-5891 E958 5/1948

F3B

Total Built = 2

Owner Road Numbers Serial Numbers Order Number Completion Date
Canadian National 9001, 9004 5892-5893 E958 5/1948
8952u74294927284994867.jpgThis Electro-Motive photo features a beautiful new set of Kansas City Southern F3's, #30-A and #30-B, in November, 1947. These units led the "Southern Belle" between Kansas City and Shreveport, Louisiana.

In the end, when production had closed on the F3 some 1,111 F3As and 696 F3Bs had been manufactured between October, 1946 and February, 1949 when the first F7s were produced for the Rio Grande.

Nearly all of these units were built for U.S.-based railroads although Canadian National acquired four "A" units and two "B" units as noted in the above production roster.

They remained in service for years although most were gone by the 1970s as most had been sold or traded in for the later, and more powerful, F7 and F9 by that time.  

drgw-f3-554-or.jpgIn this company photo, an A-B-A set of Rio Grande F3s have eastbound Extra 554 along the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs, Colorado on August 9, 1948. Otto Roach photo.

Sources

  • Foster, Gerald. A Field Guide To Trains. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
  • Hayden, Bob. Diesel Locomotives: Cyclopedia, Volume 2 (Model Railroader). Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1980.
  • Marre, Louis A. Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years, A Guide To Diesels Built Before 1972.  Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1995.
  • Pinkepank, Jerry A. Diesel Spotter's Guide.  Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1967.
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