EMD GP28

**EMD GP28**
Power type	Diesel-electric
Illinois Central 9430, an EMD GP28
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	GP28
Build date	March 1964 – November 1965
Total production	31
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover	EMD 567D1
Cylinders	16
Power output	1800 hp (1.3 MW)
Locale	United States and Mexico

An EMD GP28 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between March 1964 and November 1965. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1800 horsepower (1.3 MW). This locomotive was basically a non-turbocharged version of the EMD GP35.

16 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 10 were built for Mexican railroads, and five were built for use in 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)