EMD SD18
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Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
Model | SD18 |
Build date | April 1960 – March 1963 |
Total production | 54 |
AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
Prime mover | EMD 567D1 |
Cylinders | V16 |
Power output | 1,800 hp (1.3 MW) |
An EMD SD18 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between April 1960 and March 1963. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1800 horsepower (1.3 MW).
54 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.
[edit] References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
6- and 8-axle diesel-electric locomotives built by GM-EMD | |
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Six-axle road power: | SD7, SD9, SD18, SD24, SD28, SD35, SDP35, SD38, SD38AC, SD38-2, SD39, SDL39, SD40, SD40X, SD40A, SD40-2, SD40-2W, SD40T-2, SD40-2S, SDP40, SD45, SD45X, SD45-2, SD45T-2, SDP45, SD50, SD60, SD70, SD70M, SD70MAC, SD70M-2, SD70ACe, SD75M, SD75I, SD80MAC, SD90MAC |
Eight-axle road power: | DD35, DD35A, DDA40X, DDM45 |
See also: | List of GM-EMD locomotives |