EMD SD38
| EMD SD38 | |
|---|---|
 Norfolk Southern #3809. | |
| Specifications | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
| Model | SD38 |
| Build date | May 1967 – October 1971 |
| Total produced | 53 |
| AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Fuel capacity | 3,200 US gal (12,000 l; 2,700 imp gal) |
| Prime mover | EMD 645E |
| Cylinders | V16 |
| Power output | 2,000 hp (1.5 MW) |
| Career | |
The SD38 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between May 1967 and October 1971. It had an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine generating 2,000 horsepower (1.5 MW), compared to the turbocharged EMD 645E3 V-16 engine that produced 3000 horsepower. The SD38 had the same frame as the SD39, SD40 and SD45. 52 were built for American railroads, one was built for Canadian railroads, four were exported to a mining firm in Jamaica and seven were exported to a mining firm in Venezuela. The SD38 was succeeded by an Dash 2 version called the EMD SD38-2.
Original Owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad | 3 | 861-863 | |
| Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad | 5 | 250-254 | To Grand Trunk Western 6250-6254; 253 and 254 still in service as Reading and Northern Railroad Nos. 2003 and 2004 |
| Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | 6 | 650-655 | 650 and 654 no longer in service, 651-653, and 655 sold to DMIR in 1992/1993. |
| Kaiser Bauxite | 4 | 5101-5104 | Jamaica/Now called Noranda Bauxite Limited (NBL) |
| McCloud River Railroad | 3 | 36-38 | Still in service by MCR as of December 2005, Builder No. 34880-34882 |
| Orinoco Mining Company | 7 | 1021–1027 | Venezuela |
| Penn Central | 35 | 6925-6959 | All went to Conrail with same #'s. When Conrail broke up, 21 went to Norfolk Southern (Some rebuilt to slugs, rest retired), 13 to CSX (All but two retired), and 1 to the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railway (Operational). |
| RFFSA (Brazil) | 45 | 3601-3645 | SD38M - 34 units in service |
An M version of SD38 was built for the Brazil Federal Railways (RFFSA - Rede Ferroviária Federal S. A.).
Forty of a passenger version, the SDP38, were built for the Korean National Railways.
References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD SD38, SD38AC, and SDP38 Original Owners. Retrieved on August 27, 2006
External links
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD SD38, SD38AC, and SDP38 Original Owners
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