History of the EMC AB6 ~ The Rock Island's unique flat-front Diesel Locomotives

The EMC AB6s were a unique pair of diesels built for the Rock Island in 1940, and spent over 30 years in service before both were scrapped in 1974. In this mini-documentary, I'll be talking about the history of the AB6, which is definitely one of the most obscure American diesel locomotives (in my opinion).
(Shoutout to these two RUclipsrs for inspiring me to make this video):
Pennsyfan19 ~ / pensyfan19
AmtrakGuy365 ~ / amtrakguy365
Image Credits:
American Rails
Bob Stekl (rrpicturearchives.net)
Chuck Zeiler (Flickr)
David Sebben (Flickr)
David Wilson (Flickr)
Edward J. Ozog (rrpicturearchives.net)
Gil Ford (rrpicturearchives.net)
James Lewnard (Flickr)
Jeff Carlson (rrpicturearchives.net)
Jonathan Lee (Flickr)
Larry Amaloo (Flickr)
Leon Kay (Flickr)
Lou Gerard (Flickr)
Marty Bernard (Flickr)
Railfan44 blog
Robert Farkas (rrpicturearchives.net)
Roger Puta (Wikimedia Commons)
Sam Beck (rrpicturearchives.net)
(blog post on the Montgomery train wreck of September 1964)
railfan44.blogs...

[@nah_144]

Great documentary! This locomotive kind of reminds me of a PRR Doodlebug.

[@Pensyfan19]

Did somebody say PRR Doodlebug?

[@Pensyfan19]

Great episode and thanks for the shoutout! I find it very interesting that according to the earlier photos of the class, the regular B units were placed _behind_ the AB6, thus leaving a single E6 at the front for the Denver section. I would think having the AB6 behind the B unit would make sense since more power would be required to pull the heavier Denver section of the train.
I also considered including this engine in my Top 10 Extinct American Diesel list, but I decided at the last second not to include it since it was based on the E6: a class which has many surviving examples.

[@DC4260Productions]

With any luck, I'll be making more of these mini-documentaries in the future. And trying to stick to obscure classes with no surviving members (or one-offs).

[@christopherbarks534]

Awesome! Love hearing a Kiwi accent narrating a video of a central US train. Keep up the good work!

[@joefin5900]

Great video. I climbed around the 750/751 as a kid in Colorado Springs and rode the Rocket to Chicago many times.

[@jacknoonan619]

Fired on these on suburban s

[@stuew6]

What about CNW turn EMD 8b into 8a with very Cabs

[@the_autism_express]

2:50
Can someone please explain what happened to cause THAT to occur?

[@nathanw7114]

The thing sticking in the air is a crane boom, not any part of the locos, thankfully.

[@officersteam]

First yet again