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EMD SD40
Southern Pacific 7342, an SD40R, in 1980
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
GM Electro-Motive Division (EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Model
SD40
Build date
January 1966 – August 1972
Total produced
1,268
Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR
C-C
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil
Driver dia.
40 in (1,016 mm) diameter
Length
65 ft 8 in (20.02 m) over the coupler pulling faces;
65 feet 9+1⁄2 inches (20.053 m) on some units starting early 1968.
Width
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Height
15 ft 5+1⁄4 in (4.71 m)
Loco weight
360,000 lb (160 t)
Fuel capacity
3,200 US gal (12,000 L; 2,700 imp gal)
Lubricant cap.
243 US gal (920 L; 202 imp gal)
Coolant cap.
295 US gal (1,120 L; 246 imp gal)
Sandbox cap.
56 cu ft (1.6 m3)
Prime mover
EMD 16-645E3
Engine type
V16 diesel
Aspiration
turbocharged
Alternator
main : AR-10 auxiliary : D14
Generator
(?)
Traction motors
D-77
Cylinders
16
Loco brake
Independent air\ optional: dynamic brakes
Train brakes
Air, schedule 26-L
Performance figures
Maximum speed
83 mph (134 km/h)
Power output
3,000 hp (2,240 kW)
Career
Locale
North America South America Africa
The EMD SD40 is an American 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and August 1972. 1,268 locomotives were built between 1966 and 1972. In 1972, an improved version with new electronics was developed and marketed as a new locomotive, the SD40-2.
The EMDSD40 is an American 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and August 1972. 1,268...
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windows (nicknamed "triclops"), identical to the windshields found on EMD'sSD40-2F and F59PH models. Later production from 1991 used two windshield panes...
that they had reached an agreement with CSX Transportation to trade 12 EMDSD40-2 units (NS 3425–3447) for CSX's remaining 12 SD80MACs, leaving NS as the...
were those of the former models with "-2" added (e.g., the SD40 was replaced by the SD40-2). They retained the basic specifications of the earlier models...
cowl unit. It was based on the EMD FP45 passenger locomotive and EMDSD40-2 freight locomotive. All three shared the EMD 645E3 diesel prime mover, which...
horsepower (450 kW) more when compared to the EMDSD40's 16-645E3 prime movers, some railroads that were using EMD SD45 locomotives had felt that the extra...
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