EMD GP59
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 SOU 4610, owned by Norfolk Southern |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
| Model | GP59 |
| Build date | 1985 – 1989 |
| Total production | 36 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
| Length | 59 ft 9 in (18.2 m) |
| Fuel capacity | 3,700 gal |
| Prime mover | EMD 710G3A |
| Cylinders | 12 |
| Power output | 3,000 hp |
An EMD GP59 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive model built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1985 and 1989. Power was provided by a 12-cylinder EMD 710G3A diesel engine, which could produce 3,000 horsepower. This locomotive shared the same common frame with the EMD GP60, giving it an overall length of 59 feet 9 inches. It featured 3,700 gallon fuel tank. 36 examples of this locomotive were built, all of which were eventually acquired by Norfolk Southern.
[[Image:[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/THE-PIT-MONSTER/NS_NO_4617_Photo_1_by_THE_PIT_MONSTER.jpg[/IMG]Example.jpg]]
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| 4-axle general purpose diesel locomotives built by GM-EMD |
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| BL2, GP7, GP9, GP15-1, GP15AC, GP15T, GP18, GP20, GP20D, GP28, GP30, GP35, GP38, GP38AC, GP38-2, GP39, GP39DC, GP39X, GP39-2, GP40, GP40P, GP40P-2, GP40TC, GP40X, GP40-2, GP49, GP50, GP59, GP60 |
| (See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives) |
