Editing EMD F-unit (section)

==Engine and powertrain==
The F series used a 16-cylinder version of the [[EMD 567|567]] series diesel engine, introduced in 1939. The 567 was designed specifically for railroad locomotives, a mechanically aspirated [[2-stroke|2 stroke]] 45 degree [[V engine|V type]] with {{convert|567|cuin|L|abbr=on}} displacement per cylinder, for a total of {{convert|9072|cuin|L|abbr=on}}. An ongoing engine improvement program saw the FT's original {{convert|1350|hp|abbr=on}} up-rated to {{convert|1800|hp|abbr=on}} in the FL9 by the end of F unit production. A DC generator powered four traction motors, two on each truck. The Blomberg B truck first used in the FT became the EMD production standard, being used until 1995. EMC/EMD built all of its major components after 1939.<ref name=ros03>{{cite book|editor-first=David|editor-last=Ross|title=The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives|year=2003|isbn=978-0-7607-9679-5|pages=270–271, 295|publisher=Barnes & Noble }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Pinkpank|first=Jerry A|title=The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide|year=1973|publisher=Kalmbach Books|isbn=0-89024-026-4|pages=13, 26}}</ref>