EMD GP38
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| EMD GP38 | |
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 EMD GP38 | |
| Specifications | |
| 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) |
| Career | |
| Locale | North America |
The EMD GP38 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's power was provided by an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine which generated 2,000 horsepower (1.49 MW).
706 examples of this locomotive model were built for North American railroads.
In 1972, it was replaced by an updated model, the GP38-2.
Rebuilds
A number of GP38s have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2.
Conversely, a number of higher horsepower 40 Series locomotives have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2 (GP38AC), by the removal of the turbocharger and the substitution of twin Roots blowers.
See also
References
- Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
- 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
External links
Media related to EMD GP38 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
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