| EMD SD7 | |
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| SP 1518 at the Illinois Railway Museum | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
| Model | SD7 |
| Build date | February 1952 – November 1953 |
| Total produced | 188 |
| AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Prime mover | EMD 567B |
| Cylinders | V16 |
| Power output | 1,500 hp (1.12 MW) |
| Locale | United States |
| Disposition | some still in service |
An EMD SD7 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1952 and November 1953. Power was provided by an EMD 567B 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,500 horsepower (1.12 MW).
188 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.
This was the first model in EMD's SD (Special Duty) series of locomotives, later models of which are still being produced.
| Owner | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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| Electro-Motive Division |
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to Southern Pacific 5308 |
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to Baltimore and Ohio 760 | ||
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
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| Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad |
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| Chicago and North Western Railway |
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| Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad |
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| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad |
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Renumbered 500–523 |
| Colorado and Southern Railway |
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| Central of Georgia Railway |
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| Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad |
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| Fort Worth and Denver Railway |
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| Great Northern Railway |
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| Kennecott Copper Corporation |
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| Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway |
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Renumbered 300–301 |
| Nevada Northern Railway |
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| Pennsylvania Railroad |
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| Southern Pacific Company |
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| Union Pacific Railroad |
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| Total | 188 |
The first SD7 built by EMD, former demonstrator 990, Southern Pacific 1518, is preserved in operational condition at the Illinois Railway Museum.
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