Model of 706 North American diesel-electric locomotive
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EMD GP38
EMD GP38 of the Gateway Western Railway
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Model
GP38
Build date
January 1966 – December 1971
Total produced
706
Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR
B-B
• UIC
Bo'Bo'
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel capacity
2,600 US gal (9,800 L; 2,200 imp gal)
Prime mover
EMD 16-645E
Engine type
V16 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration
Roots type supercharger
Cylinders
16
Performance figures
Power output
2,000 hp (1.49 MW)
Career
Locale
North America
The EMD GP38[1] is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's prime mover was an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine that generated 2,000 horsepower (1.49 MW). The company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads.[2]
In 1972, EMD began making an updated model, the GP38-2, as part of its Dash-2 line.[3]
^Bachand, Jean-Denis. "EMD GP38". The Diesel Shop. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 34. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
^McDonnell, Greg (2002). Field guide to modern diesel locomotives. Waukesha, Wisc.: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-89024-607-6. OCLC 50411517.
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