An EMD GP50 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). It is powered by a 16-cylinder EMD 645F3B diesel engine, which can produce between 3,500 and 3,600 hp (2,610 and 2,685 kW). 278 examples of this locomotive were built by EMD between 1980 and 1985. A version of this locomotive called the GP50L was produced with an extended cab. The GP50 rides on the same frame as the EMD GP38, EMD GP38-2, EMD GP39, EMD GP39-2, EMD GP40 and EMD GP40-2, giving it an overall length of 59 feet 2 inches (18.03 meters).
Original Owners
| Railroad |
Quantity |
Road numbers |
Notes |
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| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway |
45 |
3810-3854 |
All now in service with BNSF Railway |
| Burlington Northern Railroad |
63 |
3100-3162 |
Most now in service with BNSF Railway |
| Chicago and North Western Railway |
50 |
5050-5099 |
All now in service with Union Pacific Railroad |
| Missouri Pacific Railroad |
30 |
3500-3529 |
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| St. Louis – San Francisco Railway |
9 |
790-799 |
All went to service with BN. All units were delivered shortly after the merger. #3100 (SLSF #791) was delivered in Orange and White, but with the BN numbers in Orange with no BN lettering. The rest 3101-3109 (SLSF #790 and #792-799) were delivered in BN paint. |
| Southern Railway |
90 |
7003-7092 |
High hood units; 34 active, 56 retired. |
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4-axle general purpose diesel locomotives built by GM-EMD |
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