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EMD E2 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | The E2, along with the more-or-less simultaneous EA/EB for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the E1 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, represented an important step in the evolution of the passenger diesel locomotive. |
 | | While the EA, E1 and E2 were each built for a specific railroad, they were largely identical mechanically and were a step further away from the custom-built, integrated streamliner and towards mass-produced passenger locomotives—a step achieved with the E3, E4, E5, and E6, EMD's next models. |
 | | The E2 locomotives were replaced by new E6 locomotives in 1940; the joint ownership was terminated at that point. |
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