EMD SD38
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
| Model | SD38 |
| Build date | May 1967 – October 1971 |
| Total production | 53 |
| AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Fuel capacity | 3,200 (US)gal (12,113 L) |
| Prime mover | EMD 645E |
| Cylinders | V16 |
| Power output | 2,000 hp (1.5 MW) |
An EMD SD38 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between May 1967 and October 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine which generated 2000 horsepower (1.5 MW). As compared to the EMD 645E3 engine that was turbo-charged and produced 3000HP from the V16 configuration. This locomotive shared the same common frame with the SD39, SD40 and SD45. 52 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads and one was built for Canadian railroads. The SD38 was succeeded by an upgraded Dash 2 version called the EMD SD38-2.
[edit] Original Owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad | 3 | 861-863 | |
| Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad | 5 | 250-254 | To Grand Trunk Western 6250-6254; 253 and 254 still in service as Reading and Northern Railroad Nos. 2003 and 2004 |
| Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | 6 | 650-655 | 650 and 654 still in service, 651-653, and 655 sold to DMIR in 1992/1993. |
| McCloud River Railroad | 3 | 36-38 | Still in service by MCR as of December 2005, Builder No. 34880-34882 |
| Penn Central | 35 | 6925-6959 | 6941 still in service as Reading and Northern Railroad No. 2000 |
| RFFSA (Brazil) | 45 | 3601-3645 | SD38M - 34 units in service |
An M version of SD38 was built for the Brazil Federal Railways (RFFSA - Rede Ferroviária Federal S. A.). Thirty-four units were made.
A P version, the SDP38, was built for the Korean National Railways. Forty were made.
[edit] References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD SD38, SD38AC, and SDP38 Original Owners. Retrieved on August 27, 2006
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