The EMD BL2 is a model of diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). A total of 58 units were built between 1947 and 1949. The BL2 was not very successful, as it was unreliable and occupied a gap between carbody and hood units, which resulted in it suffering from the drawbacks of both designs. However, lessons learned from the BL2 were incorporated into EMD's next design, the GP7.
Janesville & Southeastern #52 at the National Railroad Museum.
The EMD GP7 is a four-axle (B-B) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between October 1949 and May 1954.
ITC 1605, at the Illinois Railway Museum
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad 205 at the company’s yard in Aberdeen, North Carolina
BBRR 1, a GP7, with the ODC special, Dillwyn, Virginia.
Chesapeake and Albemarle 2158 (an ex-ATSF GP7U) in Chesapeake, VA.