Editing EMD BL2 (section)

{{Short description|Model of diesel-electric locomotive}}
{{Infobox locomotive
|  name=EMD BL2
|  powertype=[[Diesel-electric]]
|  image=Janesville & Southeastern BL2, at NRM, Green Bay, 20040426.jpg
|  caption=Janesville & Southeastern #52 at the [[National Railroad Museum]].
|  gauge={{track gauge|ussg}}
|  aarwheels=B-B
|  builder=[[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] (EMD)
|  buildmodel=BL2
|  totalproduction=59
|  builddate=September 1947 &ndash; May 1949
|  locale = [[United States]]
|  primemover = [[Electro-Motive Diesel|EMD]] [[EMD 567|16-567B]]
|  enginetype = [[V16 engine|V16]]
|  cylindercount=16
| generator = EMD D-12A
| tractionmotors = (4) EMD D-17-B or D-27-B
|  poweroutput={{convert|1,500|hp|kW|abbr=on|lk=in}}
|  tractiveeffort={{convert|56,200|lbf|kN|abbr=on}}
|  operator=[[#Original owners|See "original Owners"]]
}}
The '''EMD BL2''' is a model of [[Diesel electric locomotive|diesel-electric locomotive]] built by [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] (EMD). A total of 58 units (plus a single BL1) were built between 1947 and 1949.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foster |first1=Gerald L. |title=A field guide to trains of North America |date=1996 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |location=Boston |isbn=0-395-70112-0 |page=104}}</ref> The BL2 was not very successful, as it was unreliable and occupied a gap between [[Cab unit|carbody]] and [[hood unit]]s, which resulted in it suffering from the drawbacks of both designs. However, lessons learned from the BL2 were incorporated into EMD's next design, the [[EMD GP7|GP7]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Schafer|first=Mike|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38738930|title=Vintage diesel locomotives|date=1998|publisher=Motorbooks International|isbn=0-7603-0507-2|location=Osceola, WI|pages=37|oclc=38738930}}</ref>