EMD GP39-2
| EMD GP39-2 | |
|---|---|
 CSX 4318 EMD GP39-2 at Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station | |
| Specifications | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
| Model | GP39-2 |
| Build date | 1974 – 1984 |
| Total produced | 239 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 59 ft 2 in (18.03 m) |
| Prime mover | EMD 645E3 |
| Cylinders | V12 |
| Power output | 2,300 hp (1,720 kW) |
| Career | |
| Locale | United States |
The EMD GP39-2 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1984. 239 examples of this locomotive were built for American railroads. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP39-2 was an upgraded GP39. The power for this locomotive was provided by a turbocharged 12-cylinder EMD 645E3 diesel engine, which could produce 2,300 horsepower (1,720 kW).
Unlike the original GP39, which sold only 23 examples as railroads preferred the reliable un-turbocharged GP38, the GP39-2 was reasonably successful, ascribed to its better fuel economy relative to the GP38-2 which became of more interest in the energy-crisis 1970s, and to its better performance at altitude.[1]
Original Owners
The GP39-2 sold to five railroads and two industrial operators:[2]
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 106 | 3600-3705 |
| Burlington Northern Railroad | 40 | 2700–2739 |
| Delaware and Hudson Railway | 20 | 7601-7620 |
| Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation | 32 | 1-3,705-711,779-799,905 |
| Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad | 20 | 360-379 |
| Phelps Dodge Corporation | 1 | 33 |
| Reading Railroad | 20 | 3401-3420 |
References
- ↑ Foster, Gerald (1996). A Field Guide to Trains of North America. Houghton Mifflin Field Guides. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
- ↑ "EMD GP39-2 Order Numbers". The UNofficial EMD Homepage. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
External links
Media related to EMD GP39-2 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP39-2 Original Owners
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