EMD DHI

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EMD DHI
Power type Diesel-hydraulic
Prime mover 2 × Detroit Diesel
Transmission 2 × Allison torque converter
Power output 340 hp (250 kW)

The EMD DHI was an experimental diesel-hydraulic switching locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in 1951.[1] It was powered by a pair of small diesel engines suspended under the frame, driving through a pair of Allison torque converter transmissions to the inside wheels on each truck. These inside wheels were substantially smaller than the outside wheels on each truck.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.