GMD GMD1

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The GMD GMD1 was a diesel locomotive produced by General Motors Diesel (GMD), the Canadian subsidiary of General Motors Electro-Motive Division, between August 1958 and April 1960. This switcher locomotive was powered by a 12-cylinder EMD 567C diesel engine, capable of producing 1,200 horsepower. The GMD1 was built on either A1A-A1A or B-B trucks. 106 examples of this locomotive were built for Canadian railways. 101 went to Canadian National Railway and the remaining 5 went to Northern Alberta Railways.