EMD GP38

EMD GP38

EMD GP38
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Model	GP38
Build date	January 1966 – December 1971
Total produced	706
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
UIC classification	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Fuel capacity	2,600 US gal (9,800 l; 2,200 imp gal)
Prime mover	EMD 16-645
Aspiration	Roots type supercharger
Cylinders	16
Power output	2,000 hp (1.49 MW)
Locale	North America

An EMD GP38 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine which generated 2,000 horsepower (1.5 MW) .

706 examples of this locomotive model were built for North American railroads.

References

Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. OCLC 19959644. LCCN 88-83625.
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP38 and GP38AC Original Owners

4-axle general purpose diesel locomotives built by GM-EMD

BL1 BL2 BL20-2 GP7, GP7B GP9, GP9B GP15-1 GP15AC GP15T GP15D GP18 GP20 GP20D GP22ECO GP28 GP30 GP30B GP35 GP38 GP38AC GP38-2/38-2L/38-2W GP38H-3 GP39 GP39DC GP39X GP39-2 GP40 GP40X GP40-2 GP40P GP40P-2 GP40TC GP49 GP50 GP59 GP60 GP60B GP60M

(See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives)

Amtrak rolling stock

Railcars	Amfleet Auto Train Autorack Heritage Fleet Horizon Talgo Superliner Acela Express Viewliner

Diesel locomotives	GE 32BWH Dash 8 F59PHI P40DC Genesis P42DC Genesis

Dual-mode locomotive	P32AC-DM Genesis

Electric locomotives	HHP-8 AEM-7 ACS-64 (on order)

Switchers	GP15D GG20B GP38 GP38H-3 MP14B / MP21B MP15 SW1 SW1001 SW1200 SW1500 SW1000R SW8

Former locomotives	Diesel: E8 E9 F3B F7 FP7 F40PH F69PHAC GP40TC LRC P30CH SDP40F Dual Mode: FL9 Electric: GG1 Metroliner E60 Gas Turbine: Turboliner TurboTrain