EMD GP18

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**EMD GP18**
Power type	Diesel-electric
An EMD GP18 owned and operated by the Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	GP18
Build date	December 1959 – November 1963
Total production	404
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover	EMD 567D1
Cylinders	16
Power output	1800 hp (1.3 MW)
Locale	United States Mexico Brazil and Peru

An EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December 1959 and November 1963. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1800 horsepower (1.3 MW). The GP18 replaced the GP9 in EMD's catalog.

350 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 12 units were built for Brazil's railroads, 40 were built for Mexican railroads and two units were exported to Peru.

[edit] References

Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.

v • d • e 4-axle general purpose diesel locomotives built by GM-EMD

BL1, BL2, GP7, GP7B, GP9, GP9B, GP15-1, GP15AC, GP15T, GP18, GP20, GP20D, GP28, GP30, GP30B, GP35, GP38/38-2L/38-2W, GP38AC, GP38-2, GP38-H3, GP39, GP39DC, GP39X, GP39-2, GP40, GP40P, GP40P-2, GP40TC, GP40X, GP40-2, GP49, GP50, GP59, GP60, GP60B, GP60M

(See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives)