EMD SD18

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).

Original Owners

Preservation

At least four SD18s have been preserved. Chop-nosed Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 193 is now an operating member of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum collection. They also have DM&IR 316 in their collection, which is an "SDM", an EMD SD18 given EMD 645 power assemblies by the DM&IR. However, it is still labeled as an SD18.

The South Branch Valley Railroad also regularly operates an ex-Bessemer & Lake Erie SD18 #853 as their #182.

A fourth unit is former Chesapeake and Ohio, in Chessie paint, at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana. It wears road number 7311 and is sub-lettered Indiana Boxcar Company, IBEX. It is used on from time to time at the museum as well as on the Chesapeake and Indiana Shortline.

References

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