General Motor's F Series of Locomotives, 1939 to 1960, Documentary.

For me, these F units are the best looking locomotives ever.

I had the privilege of being engineer on a 1950 EMD F-7, from 1999 to 2021. It was quite an experience.🙂🙂

Interesting how the FRA mandate of having the walkway around the engine for switching safety pretty much permanently changed the entire loco design to GP-style.

I worked as an electrician on metro north's fleet of FL9's from 1985 to 87. During that time they were transiting from steam heat for the coaches to HEP (head end power) The back section of the FL9's where the steam boiler was located was gutted and a cummins 6 cylinder gen set was installed in its place. The new (at the time ) bombardier coaches used 3 phase 480v power for heating and A/C. The bombardier coaches were well lit and comfortable compared to the old pullman coaches with there axle generators for lighting power and steam heat only.

Excellent video, nice summary of the history of the F units!

Great documentary- especially for those like myself who were too young to see F units in service

Easily the best looking engines ever made.

Thank for the video about these locomotives. I did hear "turbo-charger" mentioned, which none of the F units had. Being two cycle engines they needed the roots blowers to function at all. The first EMDs with turbo changers added in addition to the roots blowers were the GP-20 and SD-24. Also, I heard about "increased displacement" of a new model. They all had 16 cylinders with 567 cubic inches per cylinder so they all had the same displacement. You don't see much about F units on Youtube so thanks for this presentation.

Note the FRA did not exist at that time. The correct agency is the ICC

The Galveston Railroad Museum has two beautiful F-units that run today, very nice to visit when going on cruise boats next door!

Face it, it's a beautiful engine. A classic.

Great video. A pleasure to watch these magnificent locomotives. Thanks for sharing.

Man, the older engines are just beautiful.

Thank you for the documentary, F series a favorite of mine. Cab looks like a B 17 bomber, those deisles always pull so well. It is a favorite on my HO railroad. 😊

Other than the commentary seeming somewhat rushed, It was very informative and seemed very knowledgeable. I enjoyed the video since F units were my favorite engine growing up.

Ah, so many child-7hood memories of GP-7s and GP-9s on the C&O, but an enduring love of the E's and F's. Wonderful video, good work!

Thanks for using the B&O F7 shots from Martinsburg, WV and also including the Grafton Coaling tower. There isn't much left in either place now. Good video!

It's interesting that F-units were so popular that you can still find them in abundance around tourist railroads and some shortlines. Now if only modern locomotives could have the same streamlined cab style.

Surprisingly in Australia when Victorian Railway’s decided in 1953 to dieselize they stepped out of the box. They decided they wanted what we call the B Class bi-directional locomotive with a Co Co wheel arraignment. Built in Sydney under license by Clyde Engineering, EMD hadn’t built one of theses before. Ground breaking was the Co Co wheel arraignment and double ended design. 26 units were ordered, first 25 , with the 567 2 stroke 16 cylinder 1500 hp diesel,final one B85 had the upgraded 645 1800 hp diesel. 12 units in the 1980’s were upgraded with 2500 hp 12 cylinder units, these they called the A Class.Surprisingly many of these B Class and A Class units are doing everyday work after 70 year, also many just doing heritage work. A testament to there sound design or perhaps maybe just penny pinching railway management.🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Enjoyed seeing all those older EMC/EMD engines, and all of the historical info you added. Thank you!