Electro-Mobile Power Boxcar

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  • A well known press photo of the time, EMD held an event in LaGrange showcasing the new Electro-Mobile Power line, including two M-16 rail mounted power cars, and an MH-8 highway trailer. All of the equipment was painted in EMD Demonstrator Blue, with a white lightening stripe. EMD Photo

    A well known press photo of the time, EMD held an event in LaGrange showcasing the new Electro-Mobile Power line, including two M-16 rail mounted power cars, and an MH-8 highway trailer. All of the equipment was painted in EMD Demonstrator Blue, with a white lightening stripe. EMD Photo

  • 1000 KW M-16, pier mounted, unit in peak skimming operation for the municipality of Hagerstown, Maryland. This unit was delivered in June, 1956. A drought on the East Coast lowered the water supply so far that the base load turbine operation was endangered. The unit was available to assist for base load.

    1000 KW M-16, pier mounted, unit in peak skimming operation for the municipality of Hagerstown, Maryland. This unit was delivered in June, 1956. A drought on the East Coast lowered the water supply so far that the base load turbine operation was endangered. The unit was available to assist for base load.

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  • EMD Mobile Power Tractor Trailer 1950s.png
  • 1977-09-16 BCH85+89+88-1000-kW-generator-boxcars-at-McBride Ken-Perry 4800-dpi-1920x1297-pixels-1280x864.jpg
  • LIONEL OPERATING GM EMD ELECTRIC MOBILE POWER CAR 6-19825.png

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1955

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Four Electro-Mobile rail units and one highway unit will supply all electric power for 22 acres of exhibits at General Motors' big World's Fair of Power on Chicago's Lake Front from August 31 to September 25, 1955.
Power for operating displays and night lighting of the "Powerama," biggest industrial exposition of its kind, posed a costly power supply problem for temporary installation to supply a large demand ofr a relatively short time in an isolated area.
This problem was solved by the use of Electro-Mobile Power, conveniently moved into the exposition site near Soldier Field in cooperation with the Chicago Park District, just a few days ahead of the opening date.
After conclusion of the "Powerama," these units, including two for the Commonwealth Edison Company, will be moved to other locations where they can meet utility needs in a wide variety of economic applications.


1958

The Diesel engine was first designed and built for mechanical drive. It was much later that Electro-Motive incorporated this principle in designing and building a prime mover specifically for electric power generation.
It was, in fact, 1932 that two experimental electric power generating sets were tested at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition. These two cycle engines were a revelation in design - compact and lightweight.
Refined and improved over the years, this advanced prime mover has been produced in quantity by Electro-Motive - enough, in fact, for a total generating capacity of more than 24,000,000 kw. Above all, this engine has proved its dependability, operating for thousands of hour under every conceivable conditions with only the most routine type of servicing.
Many utilities are already employing Mobile Power for peaking and reserve applications as well as emergency and maintenance work.
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