The EMD FP9 is an American , B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling diesel locomotive that was produced between February 1954 and December 1959 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division, and General Motors Diesel. Final assembly was at GM-EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant, except for Canadian orders, which were assembled by Canadian subsidiary GMD at London, Ontario. The FP9 was essentially EMD's F9 locomotive extended by four feet to give greater steam generator and water capacity for hauling passenger trains. A total of 90 cab-equipped lead A units were built; unlike the freight series, no cabless booster B units were sold. Regular F9B units were sometimes used with FP9 A units, since they, lacking cabs, had more room for water and steam generators. The FP9 and its predecessor, the FP7, were offshoots of GM-EMD's highly successful F-unit series of cab unit diesel locomotives. Original buyers Locomotives built by EMD at La Grange, Illinois Locomotives built by GMD at London, Ontario See also VIA FP9ARM List of GM-EMD locomotives List of GMD Locomotives References Bibliography External links Trainweb.com (2004) EMD F9A, F9B, FP9, FL9 Order Numbers, retrieved on January 4, 2004. EMD FP9 Data Sheet B-B locomotives F09P F09P Passenger locomotives Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States Railway locomotives introduced in 1954 Standard gauge locomotives of the United States Diesel-electric locomotives of Canada Diesel-electric locomotives of Saudi Arabia Standard gauge locomotives of Canada Standard gauge locomotives of Mexico Standard gauge locomotives of Saudi Arabia Diesel-electric locomotives of Mexico Streamlined diesel locomotives