EMD SD18

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EMD SD18

Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	SD18
Build date	April 1960 – March 1963
Total production	70
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 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, and 60 for export, including 15 for Korail (Order#700735~700749, Serial#28373~28387).

[edit] Original Owners

Owner	Quantity	Numbers
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad	7	851-857
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway	19	1800-1818
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway	2	60-61
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway	19	175-193
Reserve Mining Co.	7	1226-1232
RFFSA (export to Brazil)	45
export to Korea	15

[edit] Preservation

At least one SD18 has been preserved. Chop-nosed Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 193 is now an operating member of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum collection.

[edit] References

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

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