EMD SD28

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EMD SD28 and SDP28

Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	SD28
Build date	July – September 1965, SDP28 1966
Total production	12
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 SD28 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between July 1965 and September 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 SD35. 6 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads. A further 6 of a passenger variant, type SDP28, were built for export to Korea in 1966.

[edit] Original Buyers

Owner	Quantity	Numbers	notes
Columbus and Greenville Railway	2	701-702
Reserve Mining Co.	4	1233-1236
Korean National	6	6201-6206	type SDP28

[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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