 the emc e3 was a , a1a-a1a passenger train locomotive manufactured by electro-motive corporation of la grange, illinois. the emc demonstrator #822 was released from la grange for test on september 12, 1938. the cab version, or e3a, was manufactured from september 1938 to june 1940, and 17 were produced. the booster version, or e3b, was manufactured in march 1939 and september 1939, and 2 were produced. the  was achieved by putting two , 12-cylinder, model 567 engines in the engine compartment. each engine drove its own electrical generator to power the traction motors. the e3 was the fourth model in a long line of passenger diesels of similar design known as emd e-units. compared with passenger locomotives made later by emd, the noses of the e3, e4, e5,and e6 cab units had pronounced slants when viewed from the side. therefore, these four models have been nicknamed "slant nose" units. later e models had the "bulldog nose" of the f series. ==engine and powertrain== the e3 introduced a 12 cylinder version of the 567 series engine, two were used, developing a total of 2,000 hp at 800 rpm. earlier e models had used twin winton 201as, but that engine was ill-suited to railroad use and was unreliable. the 567 was designed specifically for railroad locomotives, a supercharged 2 stroke 45 degree v type with {{convert|5
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