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EMD SD40
BNSF 6367, at Commerce, California, October 2006 |
| Power type |
Diesel-electric |
| Service class |
Locomotive |
| Builder |
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) |
| Model |
SD40 |
| Build date |
January 1966 – July 1972 |
| Total production |
1,275 |
| AAR wheel arr. |
C-C |
| UIC classification |
Co'Co' |
| Gauge |
4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Fuel capacity |
3,200 US gal (12,000 l) |
| Oil capacity |
243 US gal (920 l) |
| Coolant capacity |
275 US gal (1,040 l) |
| Sandbox capacity |
56 cu ft (1,600 l) |
| Prime mover |
EMD 16-645-E3 |
| Cylinders |
16 |
| Power output |
3,000 hp (2,240 kW) |
| Locomotive brakes |
Straight air |
| Train brakes |
26-L air |
| Locale |
North America |
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An EMD SD40 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and July 1972. Power was provided by a 645E3 16-cylinder engine which generated 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kW). This locomotive shared the same common frame with the SD38, SD39, SDP40, and SD45. 883 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 330 were built for Canadian railroads and 62 were built for Mexican railroads. The SD40 was succeeded by an upgraded Dash 2 version called the SD40-2. The very first test bed SD40, EMD 434, constructed on an SD35 frame in July 1964 still runs, albeit with improvements, as Illinois Central/Canadian National 6071.
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